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a. a newborn or recently born child; infant. b. (as modifier): baby food. 2. (Anatomy) an unborn child; fetus. 3. the youngest or smallest of a family or group. 4. (Zoology) a. a newborn or recently born animal. b. (as modifier): baby rabbits. 5. usually derogatory an immature person. 6. slang a young woman or sweetheart: often used as a term of address expressing affection.
An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning unable to speak or speechless) is the more formal or specialised synonym for baby, the very young offspring of a human or other animal. A newborn is, in colloquial use, an infant who is only hours, days, or up to a few weeks old. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate (from Latin, neonatus, newborn) refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth; the term applies to premature, full term, and postmature infants; before birth, the term fetus is used.