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
Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Two bug-eyed infants emerged the morning of March 21.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Though meningitis typically affects infants and young adults, this strand is targeting adults between the ages of 30 to 60 and people who are at a higher risk of getting this type of meningitis are African Americans or people with HIV.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Three others in the SUV, including an infant and a young child, were injured, the CHP said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Frequently eating rice for multiple meals a day may be unhealthy, particularly for infants and children, whose bodies can be more sensitive to overexposure, Sass said.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Given the choice between offering the maternal vaccine a little early—which could leave an older infant a bit more vulnerable at the season’s end—and waiting to administer nirsevimab to a young infant after RSV season has started, the former might actually be the safer strategy.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
Inside the wagon are two men and two women, one holding an infant.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
In a December 2023 email to federal officials, a lawyer wrote that infants in the holding areas had begun vomiting because of severe dehydration, and that some children had been given one granola bar for sustenance per day.
—Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 28 Mar. 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 actress and singer, 32, introduced her and fiancé Robert Pattinson's infant to the world via Instagram on Thursday, April 4.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Two bug-eyed infants emerged the morning of March 21.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Though meningitis typically affects infants and young adults, this strand is targeting adults between the ages of 30 to 60 and people who are at a higher risk of getting this type of meningitis are African Americans or people with HIV.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Three others in the SUV, including an infant and a young child, were injured, the CHP said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Frequently eating rice for multiple meals a day may be unhealthy, particularly for infants and children, whose bodies can be more sensitive to overexposure, Sass said.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Given the choice between offering the maternal vaccine a little early—which could leave an older infant a bit more vulnerable at the season’s end—and waiting to administer nirsevimab to a young infant after RSV season has started, the former might actually be the safer strategy.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
Inside the wagon are two men and two women, one holding an infant.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
In a December 2023 email to federal officials, a lawyer wrote that infants in the holding areas had begun vomiting because of severe dehydration, and that some children had been given one granola bar for sustenance per day.
—Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 28 Mar. 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 19 Apr. 2024.
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