as in children
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infants
Investigators say the children ranged in age from infants to 10 years old.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Two of them gave birth during their hospitalizations and their two infants were diagnosed with active measles cases.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Rotavirus causes more than 125 million cases of diarrhea each year in children and infants worldwide.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Bifidobacterium infantis, a strain abundant in infants that helps establish a healthy microbiome foundation, digests complex carbohydrates and supports the production of short-chain fatty acids.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Most sepsis cases happen in people with at least one risk factor – older adults, infants, people with chronic conditions like diabetes or cancer, weak immune systems, or anyone recently hospitalized or recovering from surgery.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
In college while studying developmental psychology, a professor pointed out during a lecture that infants learn language by hearing it.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 May 2026
In fact, infants start out being able to process multiple temporal patterns equally well, but specialize across the first year in the patterns common to their culture, losing the ability to process others.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Cassidy, a medical doctor, has broken with the HHS secretary on multiple occasions, including slamming a change to the hepatitis B vaccine schedule for infants and calling for the postponement of key vaccine advisory panel meetings.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Two of them gave birth during their hospitalizations and their two infants were diagnosed with active measles cases.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Rotavirus causes more than 125 million cases of diarrhea each year in children and infants worldwide.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Bifidobacterium infantis, a strain abundant in infants that helps establish a healthy microbiome foundation, digests complex carbohydrates and supports the production of short-chain fatty acids.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Most sepsis cases happen in people with at least one risk factor – older adults, infants, people with chronic conditions like diabetes or cancer, weak immune systems, or anyone recently hospitalized or recovering from surgery.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
In college while studying developmental psychology, a professor pointed out during a lecture that infants learn language by hearing it.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 May 2026
In fact, infants start out being able to process multiple temporal patterns equally well, but specialize across the first year in the patterns common to their culture, losing the ability to process others.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Cassidy, a medical doctor, has broken with the HHS secretary on multiple occasions, including slamming a change to the hepatitis B vaccine schedule for infants and calling for the postponement of key vaccine advisory panel meetings.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infants
Noun
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The couple has been married since 2016 and shares three children.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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For one, as University of British Columbia dean of the faculty of dentistry Mary MacDougall told New Scientist last year, the approach may only work in children, who still have plenty of dental epithelial cells, which play a foundational role in the development of teeth.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Some babies show no symptoms at birth but may develop complications months or years later.—
Dr. Megan Yanny,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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But babies expand your rib cage so, just be aware.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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Lightweight, sporty and comfortable, these sandals are perfect for toddlers, young children and older kids.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Family Akelarre is an adults-forward hotel, designed more for couples and contemplative travelers than for toddlers with energy to burn.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The solution may involve options that aren’t their first choice, like a day or two in daycare per week, but are still healthy for the kids.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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“Infants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infants. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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