infant

🇬🇧 UK/'infәnt/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

n.

A very young child, especially one not yet able to walk or talk; a baby.

婴儿,幼儿

adj.

Relating to very young children or the early stage of primary education.

婴儿的,幼儿的,初期的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
fantroot
=infant

Common Collocations

  • 1.newborn infant新生婴儿
  • 2.infant care婴儿护理
  • 3.[infant] mortality[婴幼儿]死亡率

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The infant slept peacefully through the entire flight to Tokyo.

  • 2.

    Infant mortality rates have significantly decreased in developed nations.

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