(~s)
1.
An ~ is a baby or very young child. (FORMAL)
...young mums with ~s in prams...
...the ~ mortality rate in Britain.
N-COUNT: oft N n
2.
Infants are children between the ages of five and seven, who go to an ~ school. (BRIT)
N-COUNT: usu pl
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You use the ~s to refer to a school or class for such children.
You’ve been my best friend ever since we started in the ~s.
N-UNCOUNT: the N
3.
Infant means designed especially for very young children.
...an ~ carrier in the back of a car.
ADJ: ADJ n
4.
An ~ organization or system is new and has not developed very much.
The ~ company was based in Germany.
ADJ: ADJ n