a child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.-a person who is not of full age, or who has not attained the age of legal capacity; a person under the age of twenty-one years; a minor.-same as infante.-of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength.-intended for young children; as, an infant school.-to bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general.