as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infant
Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Doing so would not only support infant American industries that could not compete globally but would also ensure stable and predictable domestic demand.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Charges against the two administrators reduced to misdemeanors Both served in administrative director roles in 2022 when Miller was employed as the lead teacher in one of the rooms set aside for care of infants under the age of 1 at the preschool/child care business.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Despite claims to the contrary, these layoffs included dozens of scientists who conduct quality control and proficiency testing on everything from infant formula to dairy products and pet foods.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Doing so would not only support infant American industries that could not compete globally but would also ensure stable and predictable domestic demand.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Police were notified by child and family services after the infant was taken to a children's hospital with severe burns, KSL and KUTV reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Charges against the two administrators reduced to misdemeanors Both served in administrative director roles in 2022 when Miller was employed as the lead teacher in one of the rooms set aside for care of infants under the age of 1 at the preschool/child care business.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
Noun
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Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some schools offer tuition discounts if multiple children from the same family are enrolled.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps Hoard’s insights explain why Lightfoot was so reluctant to share it in its embryonic stage.—
John U. Bacon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Dickey-Wicker amendment, passed that same year, forbids the use of tax dollars in embryonic stem cell research.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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In her post, Audrey and her little one can be seen snuggling up together, with her baby boy clutching her finger.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The video Roman shared on her Instagram feed shows the baby of the family prepping for graduation alongside her family and eventually walking across the stage.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Look-alike models are a danger in the hands of a budding authoritarian state.—
David Karpf,
The Atlantic,
24 Sep. 2025
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Later in the quarter, Jaylen Watson snatched a 50-50 ball going up against budding star receiver Malik Nabers.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The owners of the home said they were woken up by the crash, as was their toddler, according to CBS affiliate WBZ.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, prosecutors said Smith was found to have 1,291 child pornography files, several of which involved babies and toddlers and others that showed children being violently raped.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The process of resurrection After growing the primordial germ cells, the Colossal scientists plan to edit these with dodo-specific genes.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, Colossal is using a similar culture to grow the primordial germ cells of the Nicobar pigeon, which is more closely related to the dodo.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While over 80% of families start out breastfeeding their baby, roughly 19% of newborns have already received infant formula two days after birth.—
Ann Kellams,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Parents bring home their newborns in Waymos.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infant. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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