infant

Noun
  1. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk (synset 109846929)
    "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"
    is a type of: child, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
    subtypes:
    • blue baby - an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart
    • cherub - a sweet innocent baby
    • abandoned infant, foundling - a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
    • godchild - an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
    • neonate, newborn - a baby from birth to four weeks
    • nurseling, nursling, suckling - an infant considered in relation to its nurse
    • papoose, pappoose - an American Indian infant
    • test-tube baby - a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus
    • war baby - conceived or born during war
    same as: babe, baby

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