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Hello Floral I think there may be scope for much disagreement here. I myself would say that 'baby' is a subset of 'infant'. Up to the stage where it's crawling and making a mess of the carpet, it's both.
- Hello Floral I think there may be scope for much disagreement here.
- I myself would say that 'baby' is a subset of 'infant'.
- Up to the stage where it's crawling and making a mess of the carpet, it's both.
- After that, it stops being a baby, but continues as an infant till about the age of 6 or 7.
- Then it just becomes a nuisance.
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Hello Floral
I think there may be scope for much disagreement here.
I myself would say that 'baby' is a subset of 'infant'. Up to the stage where it's crawling and making a mess of the carpet, it's both. After that, it stops being a baby, but continues as an infant till about the age of 6 or 7. Then it just becomes a nuisance.
MrP
I think there may be scope for much disagreement here.
I myself would say that 'baby' is a subset of 'infant'. Up to the stage where it's crawling and making a mess of the carpet, it's both. After that, it stops being a baby, but continues as an infant till about the age of 6 or 7. Then it just becomes a nuisance.
MrP
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Aside from agreeing with Mr. P about their skills and abilities, I would suggest that 'infant' is more formal than 'baby': 'My sister had a premature baby, and the doctor said that the infant required special care in an incubator.'
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