infant
To bear or bring forthTo bear or bring forth (a child); to produce, in general.
» 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. — Manfredo
Немовля не здатне розмовляти, ось воно й кричить, доки не отримає те, чого хоче. — ChickenKiev
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1 senses(obsolete)To bear or bring forth (a child); to produce, in general.
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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Forms
infants, infanting, infanted, infantedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle