infant mortality rate n.
The ratio of the number of deaths in the first year of life to the number of live births occurring in the same population during the same period of time.
- Infant prodigy
noun 1. an exceptionally talented child
[in-fuh n-tree] /ˈɪn fən tri/ noun, plural infantries. 1. soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons. 2. a branch of an army composed of such soldiers. /ˈɪnfəntrɪ/ noun (pl) -tries 1. Abbreviation Inf, inf n. 1570s, from French infantrie, from older […]
noun 1. a heavily armored combat vehicle, as a tank, used to carry infantry into battle and provide support. Abbreviation: IFV.
[in-fuh n-tree-muh n] /ˈɪn fən tri mən/ noun, plural infantrymen. 1. a soldier of the . /ˈɪnfəntrɪmən/ noun (pl) -men 1. a soldier belonging to the infantry n. 1837, from infantry + man (n.).