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[–]denverkris 13 insightful - 2 fun13 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

"Gender identity disorders in infancy..."

These fecking people.

[–]MarkTwainiac 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Not to excuse these fecking people, but my understanding is that in the UK "infant" and "infancy" have broader, looser meanings than they do in the US.

On Mumsnet, children generally are often referred to as "infants." Wikipedia says:

In British English, an infant school is for children aged between four and seven. As a legal term, "infancy" continues from birth until age 18.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant#:~:text=The%20term%20%22infant%22%20is%20typically,to%20two%20years%20of%20age.&text=In%20British%20English%2C%20an%20infant,from%20birth%20until%20age%2018.

[–]jet199[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The standard British reading of this would be young children.

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Indeed. 'Infant', to me, comes before 'toddler'. So a child of about ~18 months tops is 'infant'.