[in.fant] n [ME enfaunt, fr. MF enfant, fr. L infant-, infans, fr. infant-, infans, adj., incapable of speech, young, fr. in- + fant-, fans, prp. of fari to speak--more at ban] (14c) 1: a child in the first period of life
2: a person who is not of full age: minor
[2]infant adj (ca. 1586) 1: intended for young children
2: being in an early stage of development
3: of, relating to, or being in infancy