as in children
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infants
In recent years, as American moms have been enthusiastically encouraged to breastfeed, many experts have emphasized that making sure infants are fed, period, should be parents’ highest priority.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
By the mid-2030s, the UN predicts that the number of individuals aged 80 and older will outnumber infants.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
While only 1 in 10,000 people develop the complication, research has shown that the risk may be much higher, about 1 in 600, for those who get measles as infants.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
But the risk may be as high as about one in 600 for those who are infected as infants.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles health department noted that SSPE generally affects about 1 in 10,000 people with measles, but the risk may be much higher—about 1 in 600—for those who get measles as infants, such as the child who recently died.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Lessons from Quebec’s universal childcare model show that access without quality controls can yield mixed outcomes, especially for infants and toddlers.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nationally, there are about 10,000 children and young adults, from infants to 21-year-olds, who are deafblind and more than 1,000 in the eight affected states, according to the National Center on Deafblindness.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
In the following weeks, other healthy infants experienced acute respiratory failure or cardiac arrest without a clear medical cause, and two neonatologists made a judicial complaint that prompted a formal probe, per the outlet.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
By the mid-2030s, the UN predicts that the number of individuals aged 80 and older will outnumber infants.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
While only 1 in 10,000 people develop the complication, research has shown that the risk may be much higher, about 1 in 600, for those who get measles as infants.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
But the risk may be as high as about one in 600 for those who are infected as infants.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles health department noted that SSPE generally affects about 1 in 10,000 people with measles, but the risk may be much higher—about 1 in 600—for those who get measles as infants, such as the child who recently died.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Lessons from Quebec’s universal childcare model show that access without quality controls can yield mixed outcomes, especially for infants and toddlers.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nationally, there are about 10,000 children and young adults, from infants to 21-year-olds, who are deafblind and more than 1,000 in the eight affected states, according to the National Center on Deafblindness.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
In the following weeks, other healthy infants experienced acute respiratory failure or cardiac arrest without a clear medical cause, and two neonatologists made a judicial complaint that prompted a formal probe, per the outlet.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infants
Noun
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Dinner and show tickets are $43-$47, $33 for children 15 and younger and for show-only.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The couple shared two young children, a son and a daughter.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pronatalist movement leaders such as Simone and Malcolm Collins have pushed the White House and Congress to consider policy issues that would ostensibly help more families to have babies.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Infant accessories dug-up from the previous owner’s storage at the estate sale might still contain lead paint or choking hazards, and Ziomek advises to beware especially of any accessories involving sleeping, when babies are particularly vulnerable.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The nature center also offers adventures for little ones, including a dig pit, a bird blind, easy trails, and programming for toddlers and elementary-aged children.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Here are the songs parents and toddlers can watch together this week.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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Her kids were at the celebration with flags and traditional Mexican shirts.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sign up now and be one of the cool kids.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Infants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infants. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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