Infant is a slightly more formal term for the word baby, the youngest category of child. The term "infant" derives from the Latin word in-fans, meaning "unable to speak." "Infant" is also a legal term with the (quite different) meaning of minor; 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^*. The term "newborn" includes premature infants and postmature infants, as well as full term newborns.

The newborn's appearance

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A newborn's shoulders and hips are narrow, the abdomen protrudes slightly, and the arms and legs are relatively short. The average weight of a full-term newborn is approximately 7 ½ pounds (3.2kg), but can be anywhere from 5.5–10 pounds (2.7–4.6kg). The average total body length is 14–20 inches (35.6–50.8cm), although premature newborns may be much smaller. The Apgar score is a measure of a newborn's transition from the womb during the first ten minutes of life.

A newborn's head is very large in proportion to the rest of the body, and the cranium is enormous relative to his or her face. While the adult human skull is about 1/8 of the total body length, the newborn's is twice that. At birth, many regions of the newborn's skull have not yet been converted to bone. These "soft spots" are known as fontanels; and the two largest are the diamond-shaped anterior fontanel, located at the top front portion of the head, and the smaller triangular-shaped posterior fontanel, which lies at the back of the head.

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When the club plays "ice ice baby" it's time to leave. None of my friends seem to agree...
AASawyer (A. Sawyer) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:24:01 -0000
When the club plays "ice ice baby" it's time to leave. None of my friends seem to agree...
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Weezy & baby -- leather so soft
RT @southwestboaz: "Bout to hit up my baby momma." Returning to the scene of the crime is unsexy.
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RT @southwestboaz: "Bout to hit up my baby momma." Returning to the scene of the crime is unsexy.
I love Haylie♥My baby girls coming soon (: fcuk it bahh time for a change....im strong enough this time... ive become numb to all these feel
shantelly_Lace (Shantell ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:23:59 -0000
I love Haylie♥My baby girls coming soon (: fcuk it bahh time for a change....im strong enough this time... ive become numb to all these feel
@teetavor cute pic.don't u just love dress up your baby girl?I love it!! so many cute clothes, shoes, accessories, etc....
sofsmama (Val Dominguez) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:23:57 -0000
@teetavor cute pic.don't u just love dress up your baby girl?I love it!! so many cute clothes, shoes, accessories, etc....
@fhnixon Congrats- you have a beautiful chick and the baby is going to be soooo gorgeous!
jessebellee (Jessica Shockley) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:23:55 -0000
@fhnixon Congrats- you have a beautiful chick and the baby is going to be soooo gorgeous!

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