Boy and Infant

Boy

Boy noun - A male person who has not yet reached adulthood.

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Infant and boy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Infant" instead a noun "Boy".

Nearby Words: boyish, boyhood, boyishness

Infant noun - A recently born person.

Usage example: infants should be kept warm at all times

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Boy and infant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boy" instead a noun "Infant".

human	human boy	human infant
old	old boy	old infant
normal	normal boy	normal infant
ordinary	ordinary boy	ordinary infant
Other adjectives: dead, small, gay, black, innocent, young, cheerful, cute, white, new, missing, mysterious, titular, creepy, orphaned.

In Labyrinth, they had to change the name of the baby boy to 'Toby' to avoid confusing the infant who played him.

Source: The Danza
The child died several years ago as an infant, however the man ends up befriending and then adopting an older boy who is an orphan.

Source: Abandoned War Child
Nezha: A Daoist deity that was born as a lump of flesh, which split open to reveal Nezha as a boy instead of an infant.

Source: Myth / Chinese Mythology

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