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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Infant \In"fant\, n. [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak: cf F. enfant, whence OE enfaunt See {Fame}, and cf {Infante}, {Infanta}.] 1. A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes a child several years of age. And tender cries of infants pierce the ear. --C. Pitt. 2. (Law) A person who is not of full age, or who has not attained the age of legal capacity; a person under the age of twenty-one years; a minor. Note: An infant under seven years of age is not penally responsible; between seven and fourteen years of age, he may be convicted of a malicious offense if malice be proved. He becomes of age on the day preceding his twenty-first birthday, previous to which time an infant has no capacity to contract. 3. Same as {Infante}. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Infant \In"fant\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as infant strength. 2. Intended for young children; as an infant school. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Infant \In"fant\, v. t. [Cf. F. enfanter.] To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence to produce, in general. [Obs.] This worthy motto, ``No bishop, no king,'' is . . . infanted out of the same fears. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: infant adj : being or befitting or characteristic of an infant; "baby rabbits" [syn: {baby(a)}, {infant(a)}, {infantile}] n : a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" [syn: {baby}, {babe}]
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