Baby vs. Infant — What's the Difference?

A very young child; an infant.

An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning 'unable to speak' or 'speechless') is the more formal or specialised synonym for the common term baby, meaning the very young offspring of human beings. The term may also be used to refer to juveniles of other organisms.

An unborn child; a fetus.

A child in the earliest period of life, especially before being able to walk.

The youngest member of a family or group.

(Law) A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.

A very young animal.

A very young nonhuman mammal, especially a primate.

An adult or young person who behaves in an infantile way.

Of or being in infancy.

A lover or sweetheart.

Intended for infants or young children.

Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.

Newly begun or formed

(Slang) An object of personal concern or interest

A very young human being, from conception to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.

Of or having to do with a baby.

(legal) A minor.

Infantile or childish.

(obsolete) A noble or aristocratic youth.

Small in comparison with others of the same kind

(obsolete) To bear or bring forth (a child); to produce, in general.

To pamper like a baby; coddle.

A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.

A very young human, particularly from conception or birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

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.

Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See :Category:Baby animals for more.

Same as Infante.

Unborn young; a fetus.

Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength.

A person who is immature, infantile or feeble.

Intended for young children; as, an infant school.

A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.

To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general.

The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.

A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk;

A person's romantic partner.

A term of endearment used to refer to or address one's girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse.

(informal) A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.

A concept or creation endeared by its creator.

A pet project or responsibility.

An affectionate term for anything.

(archaic) A small image of an infant; a doll.

One who is new to an identity or community.

(of vegetables, etc.) Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).

Newest (overall, or in some group or state), most inexperienced.

(in the comparative or superlative) Like or pertaining to a baby, in size or youth; small, young.

(transitive) To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.

(transitive) To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.

An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.

A small image of an infant; a doll.

Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans.

To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.

A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk;

Sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

A very young mammal;

The youngest member of a group (not necessarily young);

An immature childish person;

A project of personal concern to someone;

Treat with excessive indulgence;