1. Noun
A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.
2. Noun
A person who is not of full age, or who has not attained the age of legal capacity; a person under the age of twenty-one years; a minor.
3. Noun
Same as Infante.
4. Adjective
Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength.
5. Adjective
Intended for young children; as, an infant school.
6. Verb
To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general.
7. Noun
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
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