शिशु

Noun

 * 1) child, baby, infant

Etymology
From, from , from , a derivative of. Compare also, with the same meaning and origin; perhaps the sense of "strength" later changed to mean "growth", and even later to mean the "young" (since they continue to grow to maturity).

Noun

 * 1) a child, infant, the young of any animal (as a calf, puppy, etc.); also applied to young plants, and to the recently risen sun
 * 2) a boy under eight years of age
 * 3) a lad under sixteen
 * 4) a pupil, scholar

Adjective

 * 1) young, infantine