Which is older an infant or a baby?
Is one a sub group of the other? Does either term include toddlers?
I'm having this discussion with someone and we both thought the opposite from eachother and we were quite sure our way of thinking was the common understanding.
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The definition I've heard the most is: newborn (0-3 mo.), infant (3-12ish mo, toddler (from the time they start walking to between about 2-3 years). Technically, any of them could be considered a baby.
"Toddler" describes the action of toddling, or walking in an uncoordinated way.
Baby doesn't even have an age limit. A lot of my coworkers are HUGE babies if they don't get their way.
This is the correct answer. At some point paediatricians and other folks interested in child development standardised the meaning of infant as above but unless you're a paediatrician they are completely interchangeable.
Not to me. Infants are much younger than babies in my view
That toddler really threw me off. So my five year olds are not toddlers, just kids?
They generally stop being toddlers when they come out of nappies, and can walk properly.
A 5 year old is over 25% of the way to being an adult!
Yikes!
Depends how bad at walking they are…
They are quite athletic. So I guess the toddler term is wrong. I always thought it meant kindergarten kids.
Yes five is just a kid, no longer a toddler.