as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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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
Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 9 July 2025
The impact of the massive spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that is particularly vulnerable to cuts to the federal social safety net.
—Moriah Balingit, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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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
Switzerland’s medical products authority has granted the first approval for a malaria medicine designed for small infants, touted as an advance against a disease that takes hundreds of thousands of lives — nearly all in Africa — each year.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 9 July 2025
The impact of the massive spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that is particularly vulnerable to cuts to the federal social safety net.
—Moriah Balingit, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
Noun
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Rihanna and her children, Riot Rose Mayers and RZA Athelston Mayers, arrive in style at the Los Angeles premiere of Paramount Pictures' Smurfs on July 13.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office and Elmore County paramedics responded to a call at 1:47 p.m. Saturday about an object piercing a windshield and injuring a child, the Sheriff’s Office said Monday in a news release.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Female cats have two X-chromosomes, one of which is randomly inactivated early in embryonic development on a cell-by-cell basis (figures 1 & 2), giving rise to tortoiseshell or calico fur color patterns.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Females do similar things chemically but focus on shutting down genes that promote embryonic growth.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The identity of the baby has yet to be released, but a law enforcement source told WGN-TV that the child and the woman were related.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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During pregnancy, support is often limited to monitoring the baby's development, with relatively little attention paid to the mother's health unless overt complications arise.—
Ashley Austin,
Time,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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But their professional respect and budding friendship endured.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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After the huge success of North One’s Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story on Disney+, which was hosted by Reeves, budding F1 team Cadillac — who have the world of sport watching after nabbing a coveted 2026 grid spot — wanted to recreate the magic.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
Noun
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In 1942, the mother of a toddler was given a shocking order: She was told that her child must be sent to a detention facility without her.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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Some of the parents who say their toddlers were abused by employees at Parker-Chase Preschool in Roswell, about an hour north of Atlanta, were in the courtroom Monday waiting to voice their opposition to the pretrial diversion deals when Carnesale recused herself instead.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Starting off small: Growth from primordial black holes The team behind these observations of QSO1 with the JWST points out that the concept of primordial black holes is one that has grown in favor over the last four decades.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 July 2025
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Colossal scientists will extract primordial germ cells—or cells that develop into egg and sperm—from a tinamou or emu embryo and rewrite their genome to match key features of the moa.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
8 July 2025
Noun
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So, the $1,000 grant is really just a redistribution from taxpayers and lenders to newborns, which is neutral in terms of efficiency.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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For parents already stretched thin, especially in households with newborns, this device can take on a sizable mental and physical load.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
8 July 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 26 Jul. 2025.
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