Child, Toddler
Noun
ようじ
あの幼児のテディベアの毛はベルベットのように滑らかだった。
The fur of that little kid’s teddy bear was as smooth as velvet.
Children in their infancy are children.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.