Infant and Junior

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Infant noun - A recently born person.

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Junior and infant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Junior" instead the word "Infant" as an adjective or a noun.

Junior noun - One who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another.

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Infant and junior are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infant" instead the word "Junior" as an adjective or a noun.

Back when infant mortality was high, if a man wanted a "junior," he had to name the first born boy "Myself, jr.", and if that boy died, then the next boy born after the first junior's death would get named "Myself, jr." as well.

Source: Replacement Goldfish
Dead Guy Junior: The infant Taichi Kamiya is named after his late uncle who supposedly committed suicide.

Source: Fan Fic / Tamers Forever Series
Infant Immortality: A junior campers troop is attacked (offscreen) by The Blob.

Source: Film / Beware! The Blob

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