That’s not a male, it’s a female with short cropped hair, the very slender neck is the biggest giveaway. Maybe the cap and baggy clothes were intended to create a more male appearance, which could either be an intended disguise or it could just be habit out of preference. Looming over the crib is a little sensational, didn’t look that way to me, but if there was more than a passing interest in the infant I’d say somebody wanted a child, and that somebody was female. Not necessarily this female, but a female known to this one.
^this^