• zarathustrad@lemmy.world
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      Well they meet at least 1 or 2 common usage definitions.

      A very young child; an infant.

      An unborn child; a fetus.

      The youngest member of a family or group.

      A very young animal.

      An adult or young person who behaves in an infantile way.

      A lover or sweetheart.

      Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.

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        Seems pretty clear to me I wasn’t using one of the niche definitions, but you’re welcome to accidentally or intentionally misunderstand.