infantnoun
uk/ˈɪn.fənt/us/ˈɪn.fənt/infant noun (YOUNG CHILD)
C2 [ C ] a baby or a very young child:
a newborn infant
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- She has five children, the youngest of whom is still an infant.
- He was very unwell as an infant, and was not expected to live into adulthood.
- Separated from his mother when he was just an infant, the boy grew up in a children's home.
- She isn't able to look after herself at all - she's as helpless as an infant.
- I'll give you this booklet to read, which gives advice about feeding infants of under four months.
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Children & babies
- a mouth to feed idiom
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- childlike
- childproof
- children
- crawler
- designer baby
- only child
- oops-a-daisy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin
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infant noun (SCHOOL)
[ C ] UK a student at an infant school:
Jenny is a top-year infant now.
the infants [ plural ] UK
→ infant school :
Andrew's still in the infants.
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Students & pupils
- -grader
- alumna
- alumnus
- attrition
- batchmate
- boarder
- entrant
- frosh
- graduate
- houseman
- intern
- internship
- learner
- pupil
- schoolchild
- schoolgirl
- schoolmate
- sixth-former
- sophomore
- theologian
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Types of school
infantadjective
uk/ˈɪn.fənt/us/ˈɪn.fənt/UKrelated to or connected with the first stage of school in the UK, for children aged four to seven years:
an infant teacher/class
See also
junior school
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Schools in general
- assembly
- blackboard
- blackboard jungle
- break up
- bursar
- chalkboard
- fag
- foundation
- language laboratory
- let out
- long vacation
- matron
- midterm
- parent-teacher association
- pass
- playtime
- reception
- seat
- staffroom
- year
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