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InfantInfant In"fant, n. [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak:
cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See Fame, and cf.
Infante, Infanta.]
1. A child in the first period of life, beginning at his
birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of
age.
And tender cries of infants pierce the ear. --C.
Pitt.
2. (Law) 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.
Note: An infant under seven years of age is not penally
responsible; between seven and fourteen years of age,
he may be convicted of a malicious offense if malice be
proved. He becomes of age on the day preceding his
twenty-first birthday, previous to which time an infant
has no capacity to contract.
3. Same as Infante. [Obs.] --Spenser. Infant
Infant In"fant, a.
1. Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life;
tender; not mature; as, infant strength.
2. Intended for young children; as, an infant school.
Infant
Infant In"fant, v. t. [Cf. F. enfanter.]
To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in
general. [Obs.]
This worthy motto, ``No bishop, no king,' is . . .
infanted out of the same fears. --Milton.
Meaning of Infant from wikipedia
- terminology, a baby is the very
young offspring of
human beings,
while infant (from the
Latin word infans,
meaning 'baby' or 'child') is a
formal or specialised...
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Infant mortality is the
death of an
infant before the
infant's first birthday. The
occurrence of
infant mortality in a po****tion can be
described by...
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Infant baptism (or paedobaptism) is the
practice of
baptizing infants or
young children.
Infant baptism is also
called christening by some
faith traditions...
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS),
sometimes known as cot
death or crib death, is the
sudden unexplained death of a
child of less than one year of age...
- Look up
infant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Infant or
infants are
human children at the
youngest stage of life.
Infant or
Infants may also refer...
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Infant formula, also
called baby formula,
simply formula (American English),
formula milk, baby milk or
infant milk (British English), is a manufactured...
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Infant Annihilator are an English-American
deathcore band
formed in Hull, East
Riding of
Yorkshire in 2012 by
drummer Aaron Kitcher and
guitarist Eddie...
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Infant swimming is the
phenomenon of
human babies and
toddlers reflexively moving themselves through water and
changing their rate of
respiration and heart...
- temperatures.
Foodborne botulism happens when food
containing the
toxin is eaten.
Infant botulism instead happens when the
bacterium develops in the
intestines and...
- and/or the
leaking of
fluid from the ****
before 37 w****s.
Premature infants are at
greater risk for
cerebral palsy,
delays in development, hearing...
