infant

乳児、赤ちゃん

生まれて間もない、世話がたくさん必要な子供。

やさしい英語で： A baby or very young child who needs a lot of care.

• The infant is asleep.
• She held the crying infant gently.
• These seats are designed for infants under one year old.

類義語： baby

よく使う表現： newborn infant, care for an infant, healthy infant, young infant

未成年者

法律上、大人と認められる年齢に達していない人。

やさしい英語で： A person who is too young to be legally considered an adult.

• The court appointed a guardian for the infant.
• An infant may lack the legal power to sign this contract.
• The claimant was legally an infant when the agreement was made.

類義語： minor

反対語： adult

よく使う表現： infant in law, infant plaintiff, infant defendant