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infant
  • n  a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
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infant's-breath
  • n  Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America
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infant death
  • n  sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
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infant deathrate
  • n  the death rate during the first year of life
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infant mortality
  • n  the death rate during the first year of life
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infant mortality rate
  • n  the death rate during the first year of life
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infant prodigy
  • n  a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age
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infanticide
  • n  a person who murders an infant
  • n  murdering an infant
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infantile amaurotic idiocy
  • n  a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
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infantile autism
  • n  a rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficits
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infantile fixation
  • n  an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
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infantile paralysis
  • n  an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
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infantilism
  • n  an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics
  • n  infantile behavior in mature persons
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