infant
noun
a child during the earliest period of their life, especially before they can walk; baby.
infantlike
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a word derived from
infant.
Example Sentences
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But I wasn’t sure what my new, decrepit, demented, infantlike mother wanted.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2010
The operation reduced her to an infantlike state, and she spent most of the rest of her life in an institution.
From Time Magazine Archive
