as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in embryonic
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of infant
Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Zinc oxide is a key ingredient in most infant diaper creams so its ultra gentle.
—Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The investigation began after an infant in a car seat was found in a front yard in the Tigrett area Tuesday afternoon.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for infant
Noun
The flashpoint was the hospital’s role in a child protection case involving the infant grandson of one of Bundy’s friends.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Zinc oxide is a key ingredient in most infant diaper creams so its ultra gentle.
—Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The four bodies had been found hours after the infant was abandoned.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The investigation began after an infant in a car seat was found in a front yard in the Tigrett area Tuesday afternoon.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for infant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
Noun
-
As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
-
Brandon and Clarkson tied the knot in 2013 and share two children together, 11-year-old River and 9-year-old Remington.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
Ars Video The team focused on three abilities that enable cells in embryonic tissues to work their magic.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
-
The key regions for imprinting are methylated differently in males and females, which influences nearby gene activity and can be maintained throughout all of embryonic development.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
Noun
-
This isn't the first time a crying baby at a tennis match has sparked online discussion.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
-
Police said the baby, whose identity was not disclosed, died. Williams was charged Aug. 12 with murder and arrested without incident, according to police.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
This is the social gathering where budding friendships are forged, and real connections are made.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
-
Further, the rate of new federal research grant awards has nearly halved, stalling new studies and preventing budding scientists from being paid for their work.—
Lisa Eyler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Complimentary Hello Bello baby and toddler amenity kits are designed to ease bath and bedtime routines on the road.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
-
The toddler could be seen sitting in a white high chair, holding an orange toy car.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
Using these primordial rocks, astronomers can estimate their age and determine when our own solar system started to form.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 July 2025
-
But that's not the end of the primordial black hole story.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
But this font of renewal dries up: an eighty-year-old’s bone marrow contains two hundred times fewer stem cells than a newborn’s.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
-
As newborns, the 10 puppies were tossed into a bush near the Mission Viejo Animal Service Center.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
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
-
That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infant. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share