Infant vs. Newborn — What's the Difference?

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.

Very recently born

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

Born anew

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

A neonate.

A very young nonhuman mammal, especially a primate.

Born.

Of or being in infancy.

Born anew, reborn.

Intended for infants or young children.

A recently born baby.

Newly begun or formed

Recently born.

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.

A baby recently born, usually less than one month old; a neonate.

(legal) A minor.

A baby from birth to four weeks

(obsolete) A noble or aristocratic youth.

Recently borne;

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

Having just or recently arisen or come into existence;

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

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.

Same as Infante.

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

Intended for young children; as, an infant school.

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

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