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An infant or baby is

an extremely young person. The term "infant" derives from the Latin word in-fans, meaning "unable to speak." There is no exact definition for infancy. Quite often babies are called infants until they reach the age of one. However, babies are traditionally called "toddlers" when they start to walk whether or not they have reached their first birthday. Daycares with an "infant room" providing care will call all their children in the infant room "infants" even if they are older than a year and/or walking; they will sometimes use the term "walking infant". Babies at this stage are referred to as "wobblers".

"Infant" is also a legal term with the meaning of minor[1]; that is, any child under the age of legal adulthood. A human infant less than a month old is a newborn infant or a neonate[2]. The term "newborn" includes premature infants and postmature infants, as well as full term newborns.

Feeding is typically done by breastfeeding, or bottle feeding with expressed breast-milk or with a special, heavily processed industrial milk product, "infant formula".[3] As infants age, and their appetites grow, many parents choose from a variety of baby foods to feed the child. Infants have a sucking instinct allowing them to extract the milk from the nipples of the breasts or the nipple of the baby bottle, as well as an instinctive behavior known as rooting with which they seek out the nipple. Sometimes a wet nurse is hired to feed the infant.

Breastfeeding provides infants with many natural immune substances and isolates the infant from most bacteria or other contaminants in the local water supply. Infant formula does not provide these immune substances and in places with poor quality water supply, subjects the infant to an increased risk of disease. Only breast milk is considered to have all that an infant requires to grow normally (thrive), although formula undergoes frequent alterations in order to more closely imitate human milk.[4]

Infants are incontinent, therefore diapers are generally used in industrialized countries, while methods similar to elimination communication [5] are common in third world countries. Practitioners of these techniques assert that babies can control their bodily functions at the age of six months and that they are aware when they are urinating at an even earlier age. Babies can learn to signal to the parents when it is time to urinate or defecate by turning or making noises. Parents have to pay attention to the baby's actions so they can learn the signals.

Babies cannot walk, although more mature infants may crawl or scoot; baby transport may be by perambulator (stroller or buggy), on the back or in front of an adult in a special carrier, cloth or cradle board, or simply by being carried in the arms. Infants cry as a form of basic instinctive communication to their parents when in need of feeding, in discomfort or feeling neglected.

As is the case with most other young children, infants are usually treated as special persons. Their social presence is different from that of adults, and they may be the focus of attention. Fees for transportation and entrance fees at locations such as amusement parks or museums are often waived. This special attention will wear out as the child grows older.

Most industrialized countries have laws requiring infants to be placed in special seats when in motor vehicles. See child safety seat for more information.

Common care issues for infants:

Teething
Sleep
Feeding: Breastfeeding or Infant formula (Baby bottle)
Diaper rash
Baby Colic
Immunization
Childhood development
Paternal bond
Pacifier use
Day care