Infant
Primitive
Primitive adjective - Relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period.
Usage example: a primitive period in church history when members still lived in communes
Infant and primitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infant" instead an adjective "Primitive".
Nearby Word: primitively
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It's somewhat justified in that they are supposed to belong to a primitive society, but one still has to wonder what primitive society thought it was a good idea for officers to ride into battle with their infant daughters strapped to their backs.
Source: Mildly Military -
These stories were explanations for the high infant mortality rates seen in primitive cultures.
Source: Child Eater - Unknown to Hasselien, Zira managed to use his obsession to swap babies with a primitive ape and, to ensure no one knew the truth, she threw the infant into the sea.
Source: Nice Job Breaking It, Herod!
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