Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN'FANT, a. [Fr. enfant; L. infans; in and fans, speaking, fari, to speak.]

1. A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe. In common usage, a child ceases to be called an infant within the first or second year, but at no definite period. In some cases, authors indulge a greater latitude, and extend the term to include children of several years of age.
2. In law, a person under the age of twenty-one years, who is incapable of making valid contracts.