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infantĭa, ae, f. [infans], inability to speak.
- I. Lit.: linguae, Lucr. 5, 1031.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2. Second childhood, childishness: cum voce trementia membra . . . madidique infantia nasi, Juv. 10, 199.
- 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.