English noun: infant | |||
1. | infant (person) a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk | ||
Samples | The baby began to cry again. She held the baby in her arms. It sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different. | ||
Synonyms | babe, baby | ||
Broader (hypernym) | child, kid | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abandoned infant, blue baby, cherub, foundling, godchild, neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant, nurseling, nursling, papoose, pappoose, suckling, test-tube baby, war baby | ||