as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infant
Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
At least seven infants in Gaza died from hypothermia during Phase 1.
—Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 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
The hospital notified the families of the infant victims and police.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
At least seven infants in Gaza died from hypothermia during Phase 1.
—Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 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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Five children and two women were among the victims and 98 have been hurt, Alsbahi added on X. The Houthis, an armed movement that has taken control of most of Yemen over the past decade, have launched scores of attacks on ships off its coast since November 2023, disrupting global commerce.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Some have children at home and the income from low-wage jobs doesn’t cover the cost of childcare.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Equally, especially after letdowns in the Champions League and the cup competitions, Díaz has more dreams to chase at Anfield, knowing that head coach Arne Slot’s promising project remains in the embryonic stages.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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According to the researchers, their conclusions about the facial development of embryonic mice also appears to apply to us humans.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Older adults require less, while babies need much more — in fact, infants can spend about 50% of their sleep in REM, experts say.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Fugard also wrote the novel Tsotsi about a young street thug who steals a car only to discover a baby in the back seat, which was made into a movie by Gavin Hood and won the 2006 Oscar for Best International Feature.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Alysha Burney, a social media influencer and budding comedian with over 5 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, tragically died in Mexico on Sunday (Mar. 2)—just 1 day before her 25th birthday.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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The developments Tuesday marked a slight deescalation in a budding trade war between the U.S. and Canada after the U.S. imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Charlotte's first-ever curtsy came as a toddler on the runway at Chopin Airport, in Warsaw, Poland, on July 19, 2017.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Fact checked by Sarah Scott One mom's hack for getting a toddler to fold their laundry is mostly receiving praise in the comments on her Instagram post.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For example, take Maika’s hunger, which is primordial, terrifying, and magnificent.—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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However, the researchers are not yet ruling out the possibility that at least some of the water on Earth may be primordial in origin.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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About one in five newborns in the U.S. start on formula, providing a crucial source of nutrition in an infant's first months of life.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
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The discharge position targeted a vote on the Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution, co-led by Representative Brittany Pettersen, who recently needed to travel with her newborn for votes.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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