νήπιος nēpios · G3516

νήπῐος, α ; [], Ionic dialect η, ον, also ος, ον []:— infant, child, frequently in []; ἐκ νηπίου from a child, from infancy, [τὸ ἡδὺ] ἐκ ν. ἡμῖν συντέθραπται []; infant in law, minor, ἐφ᾽ ὅσον ὁ κληρονόμος ν. ἐστιν []; of children up to puberty, αἱ τῶν ν. ἐκλάμψιες []; but of the foetus in its early stage, []; 2 less frequently of animals, []; νήπια alone, the young of an animal, []; 3 of plants, []; II metaphorically, ; II.1 of the understanding, childish, silly, []; simply, without foresight, …