Definition of Infants. Meaning of Infants. Synonyms of Infants

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Definition of Infants

Infant
Infant 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 Infants from wikipedia

- after birth; the term applies to premature, full term, and postmature infants. Infants born prior to 37 w****s of gestation are called "premature", those born...
- Infant baptism (or paedobaptism) is the practice of baptizing infants or young children. Infant baptism is also called christening by some faith traditions...
- in a po****tion can be described by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births...
- Patriarchs, and Limbo of the Infants. The Limbo of the Fathers is an official doctrine of the Catholic Church, but the Limbo of the Infants is not. The concept...
- unexpected infant deaths (SUID) and that SIDS is a subset of SUID. SIDS has a four-parameter lognormal age distribution that spares infants shortly after...
- in infants' diet. A 2018 clinical study using the multistrain De Simone Formulation probiotic showed it helped some infants reduce symptoms of infant colic...
- Infants may also refer to: Cleveland Infants, a one-year baseball team in the Players' League Zanesville Infants, a short-lived baseball franchise affiliated...
- Infant crying is the vocalizations of infants as a response to an internal or external stimulus. Infants cry as a form of basic instinctive communication...
- Infant feeding is the practice of feeding infants. Breast milk provides the best nutrition when compared to infant formula. Infants are usually introduced...
- The Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) refers to "elect infants" in X.3: Elect infants, dying in infancy, are regenerated, and saved by Christ, through...