In"fant , v. t. [Cf. F.
enfanter.]
To bear
or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general. [Obs.]
This worthy motto, "No bishop, no king," is . . . infanted out of the same fears.
Milton.
In"fant (?), a.
1. Of or
pertaining to infancy, or the first
period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength.
2. Intended for young children; as, an infant school.
In"fant (?), n. [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak: cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See
Fame, and cf. Infante, Infanta.]
1. 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.
C. Pitt.
2. (Law) 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.
&fist; An infant under seven years of age is not penally responsible; between seven and fourteen years of age, he may be convicted of a malicious offense if malice be
proved. He becomes of age on the day preceding his twenty-first birthday, previous to which time an
infant has no capacity to contract.
3. Same as Infante. [Obs.]
Spenser.
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