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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryin·fant I \ˈin-fənt\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English enfaunt, from Anglo-French enfant,from Latin infant-, infans, from infant-, infans, adjective, incapable of speech, young, from in- + fant-, fans, present participle of fari to speak — more at ban DATE 14th century1. a child in the first period of life2. a person who is not of full age : minor II adjective DATE circa 15861. intended for young children2. being in an early stage of development3. of, relating to, or being in infancyEnglish Etymologyinfant 1376, "child during earliest period of life" (sometimes extended to age 7), from L. infantem (nom. infans) "young child, babe in arms," noun use of adj. meaning "not able to speak," from in- "not" + fans, prp. of fari "speak" (see fame). Infanticide first attested 1656. Infanta "daughter of a king of Spain or Portugal" (1601) is from the Sp. and Port. form of the word. Infantile is 1696, "of or pertaining to infants;" sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7infantin·fant / 5infEnt / noun1. (formal) or (technical 术语) a baby or very young child 婴儿；幼儿: a nursery for infants under ten 两岁以下婴幼儿的托儿所 their infant son 他们幼小的儿子 She was seriously ill as an infant. 她年幼时曾患重病。 the infant mortality rate 婴幼儿死亡率 Mozart was an infant prodigy (= a child with unusual ability). 莫扎特是个神童。 HELP In NAmE infant is only used for a baby, especially a very young one. 北美英语中 infant 仅指婴儿,尤指新生儿。2. (in British and Australian education 英国和澳大利亚的教育) a child at school between the ages of five and seven 四岁到七岁之间的学童: an infant school 幼儿学校 infant teachers 幼儿教师 I've known her since we were in the infants (= at infant school). 从幼儿学校时我就认识她了。 adjective[only before noun] 1. designed to be used by infants 供婴幼儿用的: infant formula (= milk for babies) 婴儿配方奶粉 2. new and not yet developed 初期的；初创期的: infant industries 新兴工业 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishinfant noun ADJ. young He is studying hearing in very young infants. | newborn | unborn | stillborn | pre-term, premature jaundice in premature infants | full-term | healthy, normal | low birthweight | human a book on intellectual development in the human infant | female, male | screaming, sleeping Marjorie looked down at the sleeping infant in her arms. INFANT + NOUN death, mortality countries with high infant mortality | child, daughter, son PHRASES sudden infant death syndromeMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun Synonyms: BABY 1, babe, bantling, neonate, newbornn. Function: adjective Synonyms: YOUNG 1, callow, green, immature, juvenile, unfledged, unripe, youthfulWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: sudden infant death syndrome , or infant mortality , or infant schoolin·fantI. \ˈinfənt\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English enfaunt, infaunt, from Middle French enfant, from Latin infant-, infans, from infant-, infans, adjective, incapable of speech, young, from in- in- (I) + fant-, fans, present participle of fari to speak — more at ban1. a. : a child in the first year of life : baby b. : a child several years of age2. a. : a person who is not of full age : minor b. common law : a person under the age of 21 — see age 33. Britain : a pupil in an infant schoolII. adjective1. : of, relating to, exemplifying, or being in infancy or young childhood < infant king > < infant martyr >2. : being in an early stage of development : not matured or fully developed < infant fruit > < infant navy >especially : needing protection and care < infant animals > < our infant steel industry >

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