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
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
However, improvement is needed by strengthening classroom quality, improving teacher-child interactions, improving access to high-quality programs for infants and toddlers and bolstering the early childhood workforce, according to the dashboard.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2024
She was linked to the case after authorities obtained a DNA profile of the infant, per Fox News.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
The 43-year-old entrepreneur and socialite shared her first photos of her infant daughter London on Instagram Friday.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Police: 3 juveniles arrested after woman was attacked on Metro bus in Colerain Township
• Average cost for child care in Ohio is more than $11K for an infant.
—The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
The Access to Donor Milk Act is an essential step forward to protect vulnerable infants, and Congress should pass the bill quickly.
—Sionika Thayagabalu and Dominick Lemas, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
The infant's family had been weighing whether to remove him from life support, but the child died of a severe brain injury.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The March of Dimes, which advocates for maternal and infant health, for years has advocated for folate to be added to corn masa, so that more women can get folic acid through their diets.
—Ana B. Ibarra, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 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
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
Williams is co-chairing an effort to create voluntary safety standards for infant wearable blankets — the broad term for sleep sacks and swaddles — through ASTM International, which develops standards for products through a collaborative process that is open to the public.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 16 June 2023
Arnaout warned against attempting to make formula at home, because commercial formulas are specially designed for infant nutritional needs.
—Dallas News, 17 May 2022
The Sturgis plant closed in February after regulators launched an investigation into possible links between formula produced there and a series of infant bacterial infections and two deaths.
—Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 16 May 2022
All infant formula should be thrown away after that date.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2023
Infant child care is the hardest kind to find, and the few child care providers that offer infant care often have months-long waiting lists.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
Noun
The funds are used for programs that offer assistance with rent and utility bill assistance and to purchase items like diapers for infants, protein drinks for seniors and food to replenish the center’s distribution program.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
However, improvement is needed by strengthening classroom quality, improving teacher-child interactions, improving access to high-quality programs for infants and toddlers and bolstering the early childhood workforce, according to the dashboard.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2024
She was linked to the case after authorities obtained a DNA profile of the infant, per Fox News.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
The 43-year-old entrepreneur and socialite shared her first photos of her infant daughter London on Instagram Friday.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Police: 3 juveniles arrested after woman was attacked on Metro bus in Colerain Township
• Average cost for child care in Ohio is more than $11K for an infant.
—The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
The Access to Donor Milk Act is an essential step forward to protect vulnerable infants, and Congress should pass the bill quickly.
—Sionika Thayagabalu and Dominick Lemas, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
The infant's family had been weighing whether to remove him from life support, but the child died of a severe brain injury.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The March of Dimes, which advocates for maternal and infant health, for years has advocated for folate to be added to corn masa, so that more women can get folic acid through their diets.
—Ana B. Ibarra, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 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
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
Williams is co-chairing an effort to create voluntary safety standards for infant wearable blankets — the broad term for sleep sacks and swaddles — through ASTM International, which develops standards for products through a collaborative process that is open to the public.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 16 June 2023
Arnaout warned against attempting to make formula at home, because commercial formulas are specially designed for infant nutritional needs.
—Dallas News, 17 May 2022
The Sturgis plant closed in February after regulators launched an investigation into possible links between formula produced there and a series of infant bacterial infections and two deaths.
—Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 16 May 2022
All infant formula should be thrown away after that date.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2023
Infant child care is the hardest kind to find, and the few child care providers that offer infant care often have months-long waiting lists.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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