So as not to get confused: how to correctly name children in English, depending on age
'14.10.2022'
Nadezhda Verbitskaya
In English, there are a lot of nouns denoting a child. The meanings of some of them seem to coincide or seem to be completely synonymous. Let's figure out which lexical unit is correct to use and when, the channel advises LimEnglish on the Yandex.Zen portal.
Child
This is the most common word. Child refers to any child who has not yet passed into the category of teenagers (teenager). That is, any child who cannot yet be called a teenager can be called child.
infante
Let's start from the very beginning. A newborn in English is called newborn. Most often, this is the name of a child up to a month. Then he becomes an infant. This lexical unit denotes babies from one month to a year. In medical reference books, this word is used for children who have not yet learned to walk.
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Toddler
The next age step is toddler. This word denotes the age of the child from one to one and a half. It is used when it comes to children who have begun to move independently and learn to walk straight.
Baby
This is a common name that is used in relation to children of all ages. In fact, this lexical unit can replace any of the above words.
Kid
Usually this word is applied to already a little older children, most often - school age.
