Antonyms for infants
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-fuh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn fənt |
Definition of infants
Origin :- late 14c., "child during earliest period of life" (sometimes extended to age 7 and sometimes including a fetus), from Latin infantem (nominative infans) "young child, babe in arms," noun use of adjective meaning "not able to speak," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + fans, present participle of fari "speak" (see fame (n.)). As an adjective, 1580s, from the noun.
- noun baby
- And she had helped her mother to hand cake and buns at the infants' table.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- It is assumed that the children that are to eat this meal are not infants.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Jane it was who must look after the infants when Lady Betty wished to leave the house.
- Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
- Now there are none others but infants, none of eligible age.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
- But all at once the infants had awoke, clamoring for nourishment.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- There was also a proviso that the infants should be taught 'suitably to their age.'
- Extract from : « The Curse of Education » by Harold E. Gorst
- Her infants were only remarkable for their ugliness and curious costumes.
- Extract from : « Shawl-Straps » by Louisa M. Alcott
- And indeed not even their infants are nursed in the same way as among the rest of mankind.
- Extract from : « Procopius » by Procopius
- We must not conclude that the establishment of basic trust concerns only infants.
- Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe
- Infants pass the greater portion of both day and night in sleep.
- Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
Synonyms for infants
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