infants
Very young children
Infants are babies—human children in the earliest stage of life, typically before they can walk or talk.
The term appears in medical, legal, and formal contexts where "baby" might seem too casual: infant mortality rates, the infant was placed in foster care.
In law, infant sometimes extends to any minor, though this usage is fading.
Small bed with rails
- pacifierInfant sucking device
- nurseryRoom for infants
- lullabySoothing song for babies
- diapersInfant waste garments
onesie · bassinet · swaddle · mobile · gurgles · naptime · playpen · highchair
Of the cord connecting fetus
- maternityState of being pregnant
- birthComing into the world
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- lactationMammary gland secretion
colic · fontanelle · incubator · jaundice · delivery · postpartum · preemie · swaddling
Notable points of progress
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- teethingFirst molars emerging
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
grasping · percentiles · reflexes · tracking · reaching · bonding · attachment
Supportive care-giving
- feedingGiving food to
- diaperingFastening infant's absorbent garment
- swaddlingWrapping babies snugly
- burpingExpelling stomach gas orally
bathing · soothing · rocking · cradling · breastfeeding · pediatrician · immunizations · checkups
crib
Small bed with rails
diapers · onesie · bassinet · swaddle · mobile · gurgles · naptime · playpen · highchair · bib
umbilical
Of the cord connecting fetus
lactation · colic · fontanelle · incubator · jaundice · delivery · postpartum · preemie · swaddling · meconium
milestones
Notable points of progress
babbling · grasping · percentiles · reflexes · tracking · reaching · bonding · attachment
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
burping · bathing · soothing · rocking · cradling · breastfeeding · pediatrician · immunizations · checkups · nannies
pure
Unmixed, without impurities
guileless · precious · vulnerable · dependent · trusting · helpless · delicate · tender · sweet · adorable
- little kidstoddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, babies
- young childrenbabies, toddlers, tots, tykes, kids
- youngsterskids, children, youngsters, toddlers, babies
- cutekittens, puppies, bunnies, babies, baby animals
- pediatricspediatrician, pediatricians, pediatrics, pediatric care, well-child visit
- populationspatients, inpatients, outpatients, elderly patients, stroke patients
infantsadults
Fully mature individuals
the elderly · senior citizens · elders · old people · grown-ups
infantsadults
Fully mature individuals
caregivers · parents · guardians · providers
- infant mortality ratesMeasure of newborn deaths
- infant formulaCommercial breastmilk replacement
- infant car seatRestraint for traveling newborns
- infant seatProtective carrier for newborns
- infant careAttending to babies' needs
- infant mortalityDeath rate under one
infant, infancy, infantile, infanticide, infantilism, infant formula, infanticidal, infantwear