as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infant
Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Adults over 65 and infants under 1 year old continue to be the most likely to be hospitalized.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
During the formative phase of the infant American republic, when its survival was still problematic, iconic founders performed a valuable function as reliable sources of unquestioned wisdom, a veritable gallery of Delphic oracles available on demand.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Both global and European population ebbed and flowed from generation to generation, but fundamentally remained static across centuries, held back by truly ferocious rates of infant, childhood, and maternal mortality.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Adults over 65 and infants under 1 year old continue to be the most likely to be hospitalized.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Health experts warn the number of illnesses in this outbreak could rise as officials reopen investigations into cases of infant botulism from earlier in the year.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
During the formative phase of the infant American republic, when its survival was still problematic, iconic founders performed a valuable function as reliable sources of unquestioned wisdom, a veritable gallery of Delphic oracles available on demand.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
Noun
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Families The resort is for adults only (children aged over 16 are welcome).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Others spent decades behind bars, leaving their children without mothers or fathers.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is a crucial stage of embryonic development, as the final, off-center position of the blastocoel sets the axis of symmetry for the mouse’s back and belly.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
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The institute has helped fund academic research, and increasingly biotech companies, that use embryonic stem cells.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The data revealed Black babies have a higher likelihood to die than others and that mothers of color also face the brunt of unequal access to care and predisposition to certain medical conditions.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Confit lamb shank with carrot puree, roasted baby carrots, truffle avgolemono and caper herb salad.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beyond her academic excellence, Belle consistently creates films on her own time and has built a budding YouTube channel that showcases her originality, strong visual storytelling, and impressive creativity in editing.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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But there remains some budding controversy about the nameplates on the brothers’ Wild jerseys.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After Marshall’s son was born, doctors transferred the newborn to a specialty nursery within the hospital.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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So without effort, newborns will sink.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The universe’s primordial quark-gluon plasma was, in fact, soupy.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said this is a systemic issue that resulted in a firefighter leaving behind a toddler, his wife, and a baby who will never know their father.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, two days before the bombshell video dropped, Mortensen, 33, had filed a protective order to get sole custody of their toddler.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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President Trump’s germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
25 Nov. 2025
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Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infant. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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