Infant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɪnfənt|  American pronunciation of the word infant
Brit.  |ˈɪnf(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word infant

noun

- a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk (syn: babe, baby)

Extra examples

He showed us a picture of his infant daughter.

She is an infant teacher.

An infant's skin is very sensitive.

He was adopted as an infant.

An infant is wholly dependent on its mother.

...parents often claim to understand the prattle of their infant offspring...

She was fined for driving with an unrestrained infant.

He received the sacrament of baptism as an infant.

Irregular suckling is a fruitful cause of illness in the infant.

The throne was to be shared between an idiot and an infant yet unborn.

She slept as calmly and undisturbedly as the infant at her breast.

Nutritionally, infant formulas are almost identical to breast milk.

The changing size of an infant's head is considered an index of brain growth.

...since that's an atypical response for an infant, you might want to have her hearing tested...

He cradled the infant in his arms

Word forms

noun
singular: infant
plural: infants
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