infant
Of or pertaining to the earlier half of primary school educationOf or pertaining to the earlier half of primary school education.
» An infant isn't capable of speaking, so it just screams until it gets what it wants.
Ein Säugling kann nicht sprechen, also schreit er so lange, bis er das bekommt, was er will.
Немовля не здатне розмовляти, ось воно й кричить, доки не отримає те, чого хоче.
Meaning
2 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not comparable)Of or pertaining to the earlier half of primary school education.
(figuratively, not comparable)Small, being near its source.
Examples
73 sentencesAn infant isn't capable of speaking, so it just screams until it gets what it wants.
Немовля не здатне розмовляти, ось воно й кричить, доки не отримає те, чого хоче. — ChickenKiev
deEin Säugling kann nicht sprechen, also schreit er so lange, bis er das bekommt, was er will. — Manfredo
We need more medical care for infants.
They attributed the low death rate of infants to the progress of medicine.
deSie führten die niedrige Kindersterblichkeitsrate auf den Fortschritt in der Medizin zurück. — Manfredo
An infant is not capable of speaking, so it just screams until it gets what it wants.
Немовля не здатне розмовляти, ось воно й кричить, доки не отримає те, чого хоче. — ChickenKiev
deEin Säugling kann nicht sprechen, also schreit er so lange, bis er das bekommt, was er will. — Manfredo
She was adopted as an infant.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English infaunt, borrowed from Latin īnfantem, accusative masculineInherited from Middle English infaunt, borrowed from Latin īnfantem, accusative masculine singular of īnfāns, nominal use of the adjective meaning 'not able to speak', from īn- (“not”) + fāns, present participle of for (“to speak”). The verb is from Anglo-Norman enfanter, from the same Latin source. Doublet of infante.
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