infantn.[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.()()3. Same as Infante.(Spenser.)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.()v. t.[Cf. F. enfanter.] To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general.()This worthy motto, No bishop, no king, is . . . infanted out of the same fears. (Milton.)