Infants

Infants

Infants (pronunciation: /ˈɪnfənt/) are young offspring of a species, particularly humans, in their earliest stages of life, typically classified as being under the age of one year. The term is derived from the Latin word infans, meaning "unable to speak".

Etymology

The term infant is derived from the Latin word infans, which means "unable to speak". This is due to the fact that infants, especially in their earliest stages, are unable to communicate verbally.

Related Terms

• Neonate: A newborn child, or neonate, is an infant who is only hours, days, or up to a few weeks old. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate (from Latin, 'neonatus', newborn) refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth.

• Toddler: A toddler is a child approximately 12 to 36 months old, though definitions vary. The toddler years are a time of great cognitive, emotional and social development.

• Pediatrics: Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people be under pediatric care up to the age of 21.

• Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding, also known as nursing, is the feeding of babies and young children with milk from a woman's breast.

• Child development: Child development involves the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the conclusion of adolescence.

• Infant mortality: Infant mortality is the death of young children under the age of 1. This death toll is measured by the infant mortality rate, which is the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 live births.

See Also

• Childbirth
• Pregnancy
• Early childhood education
• Child care
• Infant formula

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Infants
• Wikipedia's article - Infants

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