in·fant /ˈɪnfənt/
嬰兒,幼兒;未成年者(a.)嬰兒的;未成年的
in·fant /ˈɪnfənt/ 名詞
嬰兒
In·fant n.
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.]
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.
In·fant, v. t. 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.
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infant
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]