B2nounformalhealthrelationships
US/ˈɪn.fənt/
UK/ˈɪn.fənt/
a baby or very young child
In context
Doctors recommend feeding infants only breast milk for the first six months.
Infant deaths in Vietnam have fallen sharply over the last thirty years.
The airline lets parents travel with an infant on their lap.
Words that go with infant
adjective + noun
- newborn infantA newborn infant sleeps for most of the day.
- premature infantThe hospital has a special unit for premature infants.
noun + noun
- infant mortalityClean water helped reduce infant mortality.
- infant formulaThe price of infant formula has gone up again.
verb + preposition
- care for an infantNew fathers can take leave to care for an infant.