1
: a child in the first period of life
2
: a person who is not of full age : minor
1
: intended for young children
2
: being in an early stage of development
3
: of, relating to, or being in infancy
Examples of infant in a Sentence
Noun
a study of health problems that can affect young infants
He showed us a picture of his infant daughter.
Adjective
She is an infant teacher.
Recent Examples on the Web
Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
Researchers interviewed 1,500 parents of children who were infants to age 8 and found:
Children under 2 were watching an average of 49 minutes of digital media a day;
Children ages 2 to 4 watch an average of 2.5 hours a day;
Children 5 to 8 watch slightly more than three hours a day.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Marc Bernardin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024
The high contribution from the donor stem cells the research achieved is what gave the infant cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) a strange green tinge.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
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Noun
The company will also donate $25,000 to March of Dimes – for maternal and infant health programs – and $5,000 to M.A.N.C.A.V.E.
M.A.N.C.A.V.E. is a community fatherhood program that Akil Sr. is a part of.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
Researchers interviewed 1,500 parents of children who were infants to age 8 and found:
Children under 2 were watching an average of 49 minutes of digital media a day;
Children ages 2 to 4 watch an average of 2.5 hours a day;
Children 5 to 8 watch slightly more than three hours a day.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Adjective
The devilish Goblin King gave protagonist Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) 13 hours to break free of his supernatural maze in order to save her infant half-brother, Toby.
—Marc Bernardin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024
The high contribution from the donor stem cells the research achieved is what gave the infant cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) a strange green tinge.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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