infant

ˈɪn.fənt

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#1·8h ago

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.

Origin: , , accusative masculine singular of īnfāns, nominal use of the adjective meaning 'not able to speak', from not + fāns, present participle of to speak. The verb is from , from the same Latin source.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(countable, chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A student in an infant school or the first part of a primary school.

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#3·8h ago

(legal) A minor.

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