Infant and Young

Infant

Infant noun - A recently born person.

Young is a synonym for infant in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Young" instead the word "Infant" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like youth, early.

Young

Young noun - Any immature animal.

Infant is a synonym for young in characteristic topic. You can use "Infant" instead the word "Young" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as youth, immature.

Nearby Words: youngster, youngling, youngish

How words are described

old old infant old young
female female infant female young
best best infant best young
alien alien infant alien young
Other adjectives: dead, gay, strong, monstrous, young, cute, new, titular.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Lord of Illusions Infant Immortality: Averted in a brief scene in the director's cut, where a former cultist butchers her family, including her young children (though the violence is off-screen, we see the aftermath).
  • Even when the alleged employee is pushing a trolley containing a large quantity of assorted goods and an infant in the baby-seat, and has additional young children clinging to each leg.
  • The short "Drooley Davey" from the episode "The Wide World of Elmyra" involves Elmyra Duff (who is clearly too young and stupid to be a proper babysitter) looking after the titular salivating infant.
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