Synonyms for infant

Most common

suckling · nursling · juvenile

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.

Related words

Word family

infanthood infantocracy infantophile infantophilia infantophobe infantophobia infancy infanteer

Phrases

floppy infant syndrome infant formula infant safety seat infant massage infant mortality infant school infant seat infant star

Forms

Plural

infants → babies, children, babes, sucklings…

Example sentences

• suckling The baby giraffe stood up and started suckling.
• juvenile Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

baby², babe¹

5 letters

child¹, minor², babby

6 letters

novice²

8 letters

juvenile³, suckling², nursling, bantling

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

nourrisson

Deutsch

Säugling