Definition of infant

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Infant (n.) A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age..

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Infantile :: Infantile (a.) Of or pertaining to infancy, or to an infant; similar to, or characteristic of, an infant; childish; as, infantile behavior..
Dandle :: Dandle (v. t.) To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant..
Baby :: Baby (n.) An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.
Spnsorial :: Sponsor (n.) One who at the baptism of an infant professore the christian faith in its name, and guarantees its religious education; a godfather or godmother..
Musket :: Musket (n.) A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle..
Infante :: Infante (n.) A title given to every one of sons of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent..
Catabaptist :: Catabaptist (n.) One who opposes baptism, especially of infants..
Smegma :: Smegma (n.) The soapy substance covering the skin of newborn infants.
Phalanx :: Phalanx (n.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep. There were several different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from four to twenty-five or more ranks of men..
Pickaninny :: Pickaninny (n.) A small child; especially, a negro or mulatto infant..
Equipment :: Equipment (n.) Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc. ; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments..
Bantling :: Bantling (n.) A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory..
Baby :: Baby (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans..
Suck :: Suck (v. t.) To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an animal sucks the mother, or dam; an infant sucks the breast..
Voltigeur :: Voltigeur (n.) One of a picked company of irregular riflemen in each regiment of the French infantry.
Infantly :: Infantly (a.) Like an infant.
Spook :: Spontoon (n.) A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used in giving signals to the soldiers..
Foundling :: Foundling (v. t.) A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.
Infantine :: Infantine (a.) Infantile; childish.
Postnatal :: Postnatal (a.) After birth; subsequent to birth; as, postnatal infanticide; postnatal diseases..
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