INFANTS
Noun
infants
plural of infant
Source: Wiktionary
INFANT
In"fant, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: 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.
Note: 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.
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, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. enfanter.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition