infant
A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.
Other meanings
A student in an infant school or the first part of a primary school.
A noble or aristocratic youth.
Synonyms
- baby
Related words
- infantswear
- infantcare
- infanthood
- infantize
- infantlike
- infantly
- infantocracy
- infantometer
- infantophile
- infantophilia
- infantophobe
- infantophobia
Word history
From Anglo-Norman "enfanter".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “infant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.