noun
- very young children, typically under one year of age
Examples
- The hospital has a special ward for premature infants.
- Infants require frequent feeding throughout the day and night.
- The daycare center accepts infants as young as six weeks old.
- Parents should always place infants on their backs when sleeping.
- Infants typically begin to crawl between six and ten months.
- The pediatrician monitors the growth and development of infants closely.