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infant

/ˈɪnfənt/noun

उच्चारण इन्फ़न्ट

शिशु

Basic word

noun
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    [C]

    a baby or very young child

    शिशु

    • infant mortality
    • The infant slept peacefully in her mother's arms.
    • Vaccines protect infants from serious illness.
    + 1 more example
    • An infant needs feeding every few hours.

    Synonyms baby newborn babe toddler

    Opposite adult

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

infant (countable noun)

A baby or very young child; the plural is infants.

शिशु या बहुत छोटा बच्चा; बहुवचन 'infants' है।

  • The infant slept in her mother's arms.
  • Infants need frequent feeding.

infant + noun

As a modifier it means for or about babies: infant mortality, infant school, infant formula.

Modifier के रूप में इसका अर्थ शिशुओं के लिए या उनसे संबंधित है, जैसे infant mortality।

  • Infant mortality has fallen in Kerala.

infant vs baby vs toddler

Infant is more formal or medical; baby is everyday; a toddler is just learning to walk.

'Infant' अधिक औपचारिक या चिकित्सकीय है; 'baby' रोज़मर्रा का शब्द है; 'toddler' चलना सीख रहे बच्चे को कहते हैं।

  • The nurse looked after an infant and two toddlers.

in infancy / in one's infancy

The noun infancy is the early period; also used for the early stage of a thing.

Noun 'infancy' आरंभिक अवस्था है; यह किसी चीज़ के आरंभिक चरण के लिए भी आता है।

  • The internet was in its infancy in the 1990s.
+Collocations 5

adjective + infant

newbornprematurehealthysleepingcrying

  • The nurse carried a premature infant to the ward.

infant + noun

mortalityformulaschoolvaccinecare

  • Infant mortality is a key health indicator.

verb + infant

feednursevaccinaterockcradle

  • Radhika's mother rocked the infant to sleep.

infant + stage

in infancyas an infantinfant yearssince infancy

  • Many skills are learned in infancy.

infant + health noun

infant healthinfant deathinfant nutritioninfant growth

  • Infant nutrition is a major concern for health workers.
“More examples 7
  • The infant smiled at everyone in the train compartment.

शिशु ट्रेन के डिब्बे में सबकी ओर देखकर मुस्कुराया।

  • All infants should receive vaccines on schedule.

सभी शिशुओं को समय पर टीके लगने चाहिए।

  • Radhika works at a school for infants.

राधिका शिशुओं के लिए बने विद्यालय में काम करती है।

  • Infant mortality is the number of babies who die before the age of one.

शिशु मृत्यु दर उन बच्चों की संख्या है जो एक वर्ष की आयु से पहले मर जाते हैं।

  • The Indian film industry was in its infancy in the 1920s.

भारतीय फ़िल्म उद्योग 1920 के दशक में अपनी शैशवावस्था में था।

  • The clinic offers free vaccines for infants every Tuesday.

क्लिनिक हर मंगलवार शिशुओं को मुफ़्त टीके देता है।

  • The mother held her infant close during the cold night.

ठंडी रात में माँ ने अपने शिशु को पास सटाकर रखा।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ My younger brother is a infant of three months.

✓ My younger brother is an infant of three months.

Infant begins with a vowel sound, so the article is an.

'Infant' स्वर-ध्वनि से शुरू होता है, इसलिए article 'an' आता है।

✗ She is the mother of a three months infant.

✓ She is the mother of a three-month-old infant.

A compound adjective before a noun uses singular units joined with hyphens.

Noun से पहले compound adjective में इकाई singular रहती है और hyphens से जुड़ी होती है।

◇Word family
infancy noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

baby newborn babe toddler

Antonyms

adult

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Infant mortality rate (IMR, the number of babies who die before age one per 1,000 live births), in its infancy (at a very early stage of development: 'The project is in its infancy').

Collocations: infant mortality rate (IMR, प्रति 1,000 जीवित जन्मों पर एक वर्ष से पहले मरने वाले शिशुओं की संख्या, शिशु मृत्यु दर), in its infancy (विकास की बहुत आरंभिक अवस्था में: 'The project is in its infancy')।