Baby vs. Infant — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Baby and Infant
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Baby
A very young child; an infant.
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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.
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Baby
An unborn child; a fetus.
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Infant
A child in the earliest period of life, especially before being able to walk.
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Baby
The youngest member of a family or group.
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Infant
(Law) A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.
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Baby
A very young animal.
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Infant
A very young nonhuman mammal, especially a primate.
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Baby
An adult or young person who behaves in an infantile way.
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Infant
Of or being in infancy.
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Baby
A lover or sweetheart.
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Infant
Intended for infants or young children.
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Baby
Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.
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Infant
Newly begun or formed
An infant enterprise.
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Baby
(Slang) An object of personal concern or interest
Keeping the boat in good repair is your baby.
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Infant
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.
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Baby
Of or having to do with a baby.
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Infant
(legal) A minor.
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Baby
Infantile or childish.
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Infant
(obsolete) A noble or aristocratic youth.
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Baby
Small in comparison with others of the same kind
Baby vegetables.
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Infant
(obsolete) To bear or bring forth (a child); to produce, in general.
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Baby
To pamper like a baby; coddle.
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Infant
A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.
And tender cries of infants pierce the ear.
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Baby
A very young human, particularly from conception or birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
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Infant
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.
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Baby
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.
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Infant
Same as Infante.
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Baby
Unborn young; a fetus.
When is your baby due?
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Infant
Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength.
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Baby
A person who is immature, infantile or feeble.
Stand up for yourself – don't be such a baby!
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Infant
Intended for young children; as, an infant school.
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Baby
A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
I only qualified as an architect this summer, so I'm still a baby.
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Infant
To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general.
This worthy motto, "No bishop, no king," is . . . infanted out of the same fears.
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Baby
The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
Adam is the baby of the family.
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Infant
A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk;
Isn't she too young to have a baby?
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Baby
A person's romantic partner.
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Baby
A term of endearment used to refer to or address one's girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse.
Too busy thinking about my baby, and I ain't got time for nothing else.
Baby, don't cry.
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Baby
(informal) A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.
Hey baby, what are you doing later?
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Baby
A concept or creation endeared by its creator.
This test program I've designed is my new baby.
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Baby
A pet project or responsibility.
You need to talk to John about that – it's his baby.
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Baby
An affectionate term for anything.
See my new car here? I can't wait to take this baby for a drive.
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Baby
(archaic) A small image of an infant; a doll.
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Baby
One who is new to an identity or community.
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Baby
(of vegetables, etc.) Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).
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Baby
Newest (overall, or in some group or state), most inexperienced.
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Baby
(in the comparative or superlative) Like or pertaining to a baby, in size or youth; small, young.
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Baby
(transitive) To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
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Baby
(transitive) To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.
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Baby
An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.
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Baby
A small image of an infant; a doll.
She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses,Toyed with his locks, looked babies in his eyes.
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Baby
Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans.
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Baby
To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.
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Baby
A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk;
Isn't she too young to have a baby?
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Baby
Sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
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Baby
A very young mammal;
Baby rabbits
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Baby
The youngest member of a group (not necessarily young);
The baby of the family
The baby of the Supreme Court
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Baby
An immature childish person;
He remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived
Stop being a baby!
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Baby
A project of personal concern to someone;
This project is his baby
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Baby
Treat with excessive indulgence;
Grandparents often pamper the children
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
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