infant
noun uk/ˈɪn.fənt/ us/ˈɪn.fənt/
(YOUNG CHILD)
C2 [ C ]婴儿
a baby or a very young child
a newborn infant 新生儿
- More examples
- She has five children, the youngest of whom is still an infant.
- He was very unwell as an infant, and was not expected to live into adulthood.
- Separated from his mother when he was just an infant, the boy grew up in a children's home.
- She isn't able to look after herself at all - she's as helpless as an infant.
- I'll give you this booklet to read, which gives advice about feeding infants of under four months.
(SCHOOL)
[ C ] UK幼儿学校的学生
a student at an infant school
Jenny is a top-year infant now. 珍妮现在是一所幼儿学校的大班生。
the infants [ plural ] UK 幼儿学校（同 infant school）
→ infant school
Andrew's still in the infants. 安德鲁还在上幼儿学校。
I used to have school meals when I was in the infants.
At 11, she left the infants to go to a nearby secondary school.
We've been friends since we were in the infants together.
He goes to the infants down the road.
infant
adjective UK uk/ˈɪn.fənt/ us/ˈɪn.fənt/
学前班的，幼儿的
related to or connected with the first stage of school in the UK, for children aged four to seven years
an infant teacher/class 幼师／学前班
See also: junior school