An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless") is the very

young offspring of a human or animal. When applied to humans, the term is usually considered
synonymous with baby or bairn (in Scottish English), but the latter is commonly applied to
the young of any animal. When a human child learns to walk, the term toddler may be used instead.
The term infant is typically applied to young children between the ages of 1 month and 12 months;
however, definitions may vary between birth and 1 year of age, or even between birth and 2 years of
age. A newborn is an infant who is only hours, days, or up to a few weeks old. In medical contexts,
newborn or neonate (from Latin, neonatus, newborn) refers to an infant in the first 28 days after
birth;[1] the term applies to premature infants, postmature infants, and full term infants. Before birth,
the term fetus is used.
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1 Physical characteristics of newborn

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1.1 Weight

1.2 Head

1.3 Hair

1.4 Skin

1.5 Genitals

1.6 Umbilical cord

1.7 Internal physiological changes at birth

2 Care and feeding

3 Benefits of touch

4 Response to sounds

5 Diseases

6 Mortality

7 Emotional development

8 Plane travel

9 Common care issues

10 See also

11 References

12 Further reading

13 External links