There are now about 8,000 stations (about 5% of all fueling outlets) that offer public access to alternative fuels in the lower 48 states. The average American uses 1.8 barrels of oil every month, or 0.053 barrels per day.
baby noun [C]. A1 a very âyoung âchild, âespecially one that has not âyet âbegun to âwalk or âtalk: a ânewborn baby a six-week-old baby a baby âboy baby âclothes baby âfood Sandra had a baby (= gave âbirth to it) on 29 May. Owen is the baby (= the âyoungest âperson) of the âfamily. A2 a very âyoung âanimal: a baby âelephant/âmonkey âº disapproving an âadult or âespecially an âolder âchild who is âcrying or âbehaving like a âchild: It didn't âhurt that much-don't be such a baby!
Definition of infant for Students. History for infant. To the parent of a crying infant unable to say what the problem is, the etymology of infant might seem very appropriate. In Latin the adjective infans literally meant ânot speaking, incapable of speech.â The noun infans referred to a very young child who had not yet learned to talk.