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infantārĭus, a, um, adj. [infans], that has to do with infants (poet. and post-class.).
Only substt.

  1. I. infantārĭa, ae, f., a woman fond of infants, Mart. 4, 88, 3.
  2. II. infantārĭi, ōrum, m. plur., sacrificers of infants, an epithet applied to the Christians, who were accused of offering up children, Tert. ad Nat. 1, 2.

infantĭa, ae, f. [infans], inability to speak.

  1. I. Lit.: linguae, Lucr. 5, 1031.
    1. B. In partic., want of eloquence: infantia ejus, qui rem norit, sed eam explicare dicendo non queat, Cic. de Or. 3, 35, 142: incredibilis accusatorum, id. Att. 4, 16, 8: infantiae in dicendo, Quint. 5, 13, 38.
  2. II. Transf., infancy, early childhood: quantum in infantia praesumptum est temporis, adulescentiae acquiritur, Quint. 1, 1, 19: prima ab infantia, from earliest infancy, Tac. A. 1, 4: nostra infantia caelum hausit Aventini, Juv. 3, 85.
    Of animals, the youth, etc.: asini, Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 171: cervi ab infantia educati, id. 10, 63, 83, § 182.
    Of inanim. things: sed est sua
    Note:etiam studiis infantia, Quint. 1, 1, 21: pomi, Plin. 15, 19, 21, § 80: vinum cum in infantia est, dulce, Macr. S. 7, 7.
      1. 2. Second childhood, childishness: cum voce trementia membra . . . madidique infantia nasi, Juv. 10, 199.
    1. B. Collect., the young, children: irritandae ad discendum infantiae, Quint. 1, 1, 26: surculi infantiae adalligati, Plin. 32, 2, 11, § 24.

infantĭcīda, ae, m. and f. [infans-caedo], a child-murderer, an infanticide (late Lat.), Tert. Apol. 4; id. ad Nat. 1, 15.

infantĭcīdĭum, ĭi, n. [infanticida], child-murder, infanticide (late Lat.), Tert. Apol. 2.

infantĭlis, e, adj. [infans], of or belonging to infants or little children (post-class.): vestis, Dig. 34, 2, 25: blandimenta, Just. 17, 3, 20: uterus, little, young, App. M. 5, p. 164, 12.
Hence, adv.: infantĭlĭter, like a child, Hier. Orig. in Jer. Hom. 1, p. 750.

infanto, āre, v. a. [infans], to nourish or feed as an infant (late Lat.), Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 14.

infantŭla, ae, f. dim. [infans], a little girl (post-class.), App. M. 10, p. 252, 15; Sid. Ep. 7, 2 al.

infantŭlus, i, m. dim. [infans], a little infant (post-class.), App. M. 8, p. 207, 39; Nazar. Paneg. Const. 16, 6; Hier.in Isai. 3, 7, 16.