as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infant
Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Authorities said burns and other injuries were visible on the infant’s face and mouth.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s snuggly son Wren Stephens takes the infant crown of PEOPLE's Cutest Baby in 2023's Sexiest Man Alive issue.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
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Noun
Two infants in Louisiana have also died in the past six months from the disease.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Authorities said burns and other injuries were visible on the infant’s face and mouth.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s snuggly son Wren Stephens takes the infant crown of PEOPLE's Cutest Baby in 2023's Sexiest Man Alive issue.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
Noun
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The dangers of children having phones at school is another issue the show tackles, albeit subtly.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Find the little trans child that is ruining your life.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In early embryonic cells, as developmental decisions are made that direct cells to become ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm, all of the epigenetic marks on the histones get repositioned.—
Viviane Callier,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team built a robotic collective where each robotic unit behaved like an embryonic cell.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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The actress, 44, welcomed her fourth baby, her third with her director husband Thomas Kail, PEOPLE has learned.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Now, imagine having four babies at almost 100 years old.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The singer and songwriter first amassed fans as a budding recording artist signed to Pharrell’s Star Trak Entertainment record label.—
Brande Victorian,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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Management could focus on further expanding budding lucrative businesses.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For instance, François Boucher’s eighteenth-century paintings of toddlers engaged in the work of scientists, artists, and philosophers previously formed an odd parenthetical downstairs.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Danielle and Richard each had one young child at the time — a toddler and a teen, respectively.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This includes what appear to be regions of high and low density in this sea of primordial hydrogen and helium.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The rest of my day follows a familiar, primordial pattern: paddle, swim, birdsong, eat, drink, sunscreen, paddle, swim, sunscreen, birds, drink, eat, paddle, swim, paddle.—
Dan Rubinstein,
Outside Online,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The newborn made his arrival at 5:37 a.m. on Saturday, March 29.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rapper posted a black-and-white video on Thursday showing the newborn gripping his finger.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Some believe — and were trained to think — the disease begins in the germinal center, a structure in the lymph nodes where immune cells interact with antigens in a way that creates a powerful pathogen-fighting response (think vaccines and infections).—
Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
18 June 2022
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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infant. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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