infant

noun

/ˈɪnfənt/

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(formal or specialist) a baby or very young child
- a nursery for infants under two
- their infant son
- She was seriously ill as an infant.
- Mozart was an infant prodigy (= a young child with unusual ability).
In North American English infant is only used for a baby, especially a very young one.
Extra Examples
- Marjorie looked down at the sleeping infant in her arms.
- a book on intellectual development in the human infant
- countries with high infant mortality
- jaundice in premature infants
- We studied newborn infants up to two months old.
Topics Life stagesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- young
- month-old
- two-month-old
- …
verb + infant
- breastfeed
- feed
- nurse
- …
infant + noun
- death
- mortality
- child
- …
phrases
- sudden infant death syndrome
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(in England and Wales) a child at school between the ages of four and seven
- an infant school
- The majority of infant teachers are women.
- I've known her since we were in the infants (= at infant school).

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French enfant, from Latin infant- ‘unable to speak’, from in- ‘not’ + fant- ‘speaking’ (from the verb fari).

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infant

adjective

/ˈɪnfənt/

[only before noun]

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designed to be used by infants
- infant formula (= milk for babies)
new and not yet developed
- infant industries

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French enfant, from Latin infant- ‘unable to speak’, from in- ‘not’ + fant- ‘speaking’ (from the verb fari).

单词	infant
释义	infant noun /ˈɪnfənt/ /ˈɪnfənt/ jump to other results (formal or specialist) a baby or very young child a nursery for infants under two their infant son She was seriously ill as an infant. Mozart was an infant prodigy (= a young child with unusual ability). In North American English infant is only used for a baby, especially a very young one. Extra Examples Marjorie looked down at the sleeping infant in her arms. a book on intellectual development in the human infant countries with high infant mortality jaundice in premature infants We studied newborn infants up to two months old. Topics Life stagesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective young month-old two-month-old … verb + infant breastfeed feed nurse … infant + noun death mortality child … phrases sudden infant death syndrome See full entry (in England and Wales) a child at school between the ages of four and seven an infant school The majority of infant teachers are women. I've known her since we were in the infants (= at infant school). Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French enfant, from Latin infant- ‘unable to speak’, from in- ‘not’ + fant- ‘speaking’ (from the verb fari). Wordfinder adolescent age elderly generation infant juvenile middle-aged minor teenage young infant adjective /ˈɪnfənt/ /ˈɪnfənt/ [only before noun] jump to other results designed to be used by infants infant formula (= milk for babies) new and not yet developed infant industries Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French enfant, from Latin infant- ‘unable to speak’, from in- ‘not’ + fant- ‘speaking’ (from the verb fari).
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