infant | | |
n. (person) | 1. babe, baby, infant | a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" |
| ~ blue baby | an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart. |
| ~ cherub | a sweet innocent baby. |
| ~ child, kid | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age.; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" |
| ~ abandoned infant, foundling | a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown. |
| ~ godchild | an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism. |
| ~ neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant | a baby from birth to four weeks. |
| ~ nurseling, nursling, suckling | an infant considered in relation to its nurse. |
| ~ papoose, pappoose | an American Indian infant. |
| ~ test-tube baby | a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus. |
| ~ war baby | conceived or born during war. |
suckle | | |
v. (consumption) | 1. suckle | suck milk from the mother's breasts.; "the infant was suckling happily" |
| ~ drink, imbibe | take in liquids.; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" |
| ~ eat, feed | take in food; used of animals only.; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" |
v. (consumption) | 2. breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse | give suck to.; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" |
| ~ suck | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth.; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" |
| ~ feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
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