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?"blue baby - an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart cherub - a sweet innocent baby child, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" godchild - an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism test-tube baby - a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus |