[in-fuh
nt] 
| 1. | a child during the earliest period of its life, esp. before he or she can walk; baby. |
| 2. | Law. a person who is not of full age, esp. one who has not reached the age of 18 years; a minor. |
| 3. | a beginner, as in experience or learning; novice: The new candidate is a political infant. |
| 4. | anything in the first stage of existence or progress. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to infants or infancy: infant years. |
| 6. | being in infancy: an infant king. |
| 7. | being in the earliest stage: an infant industry. |
| 8. | of or pertaining to the legal state of infancy; minor. |
| in·fant (ĭn'fənt) n.
[Middle English, from Old French enfant, from Latin īnfāns, īnfant-, from īnfāns, not able to speak, young : in-, not; see in-1 + fāns, present participle of fārī, to speak; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
infant in·fant (ĭn'fənt)
n.
A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.