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This article is about the very young child. Baby and Newborn
redirect here. An infant (from the Latin word infants, meaning “unable to
speak” or “speechless”) is the very young offspring of a human. When applied to
humans, the term is usually considered synonymous with baby or brain, but the
latter is commonly applied to the young of any animal. When a human child
learns to walk, the term toddler may be used instead. The term infant is
typically applied to young children between the ages of 1 month and 12 months;
however, definitions may vary between birth and 2 years of age. A newborn is an
infant who is only hours, days, or up to a few weeks old. In medical contexts,
newborn or neonate refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth; the
term applies to premature infants, and full term infants. Before birth, the term
fetus is used.
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