as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infant
Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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
Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
The mother's body was under a black bag, having been killed several days before the infant who was found several hundred meters away in undergrowth.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
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Noun
Zinc oxide is a key ingredient in most infant diaper creams so its ultra gentle.
—Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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
Amazon has several different options, ranging from infant life jackets to toddler puddle jumpers to plus-sized adult life vests, all suited for a wide range of activities.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
The mother's body was under a black bag, having been killed several days before the infant who was found several hundred meters away in undergrowth.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
Noun
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When the photographer Víctor Zea was a child living in Lima, Peru, he was taught an Inca myth of origin.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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But other commenters raise a very valid point: child care.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Females do similar things chemically but focus on shutting down genes that promote embryonic growth.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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The Justice Department said in a press release that a search of her bags turned up undeclared frog embryos and embryonic samples.—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Also, unclench your butt. Take some big, deep breaths throughout the day to soften your pelvic floor muscles; then work on stretching with a deep squat or yoga poses like child's pose or happy baby pose.—
Marielle Segarra,
NPR,
26 June 2025
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The class encompasses information about exercises to prepare the mother for birth, relaxation and coping techniques, pain control options, labor positioning, induction and C-section basics, recovery and welcoming baby.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Netflix’s Forever series starring Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. unfolds as a contemporary, budding love story between two shy teenagers who have vibrant dreams set in Los Angeles.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
12 June 2025
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Of course, Gilgeous-Alexander won the NBA MVP award this season and Haliburton has emerged as a budding superstar.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Two toddlers sitting down at table eating watermelon.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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At Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, Ga., doctors determined that the toddler — who was born with only one kidney — was falling into multiple organ failure with his heart, liver and kidney shutting down.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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That would mean the centrifugal force arising from a spinning universe becomes a force acting in all directions away from the universe's parent primordial white hole.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 June 2025
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Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia Australia is home to some of the most far-flung, primordial swaths of wilderness in the world, and on the coastline of Western Australia, almost 800 miles north of Perth, sits Sal Salis.—
Chloe Berge,
Outside Online,
17 June 2025
Noun
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During delivery, the newborn’s head became stuck in the vaginal canal in a complicated medical event known as shoulder dystocia, according to Taylor and Ross’ lawsuit against St. Julian and Southern Regional Medical Center.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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But their most dangerous run-in occurs when Isla helps a pregnant infected give birth to a—surprise—non-infected baby girl and the newborn's father, an Alpha referred to as Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry), shows up to claim her.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
20 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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