infants

noun

plural of infant
as in children
a recently born person infants should be kept warm at all times

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Recent Examples of infants Newborns and infants are particularly vulnerable to the disease. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 During an epidemic in 1964 and 1965, 20,000 infants were born with congenital rubella syndrome. — Matthew Herper, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 Video from the location verified by NBC News shows medical staff dressed in white tending to infants in hospital bassinets outdoors. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026 Let’s be a bit more realistic about what is expected from the cast, particularly those with infants. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026 Some primates carried infants of another species in ways resembling adoption or caregiving, yet rough handling or neglect sometimes resulted in injury or death. — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026 Where the Eleousa pressed mother and child cheek to cheek and Cassatt enfolded mothers around their infants, de Monteflores goes further, disappearing the mother’s face entirely behind her child’s. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 First, separate from the pasteurization issue, cow milk or other milks shouldn’t be given to infants under the age of 12 months. — Parents, 6 Aug. 2026 Even with the ongoing transition, there are not enough child-care slots to care for all of the toddlers and infants who need it. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infants
  1. children
  2. babies
  3. toddlers
  4. kids
Noun
  • More than eleven million children are projected to need humanitarian assistance this year, according to UNICEF, but nearly 600 health facilities have closed because of the cuts.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Family and religion Sabio and his wife, Abigail, have five children.
    — Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of children
Noun
  • Experts in public health and pregnancy care emphasize that the benefits that the Covid-19 vaccine offers pregnant moms — and their babies — significantly outweigh any risk.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of babies
Noun
  • Bikes for toddlers and preschoolers Balance bikes are a game-changer for little riders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The boy wasn’t talking, unlike other toddlers his age who are typically using simple words and phrases.
    — Jackie Mader, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of toddlers
Noun
  • Kotb and her daughters posed for a summery moms-and-kids photo alongside her Today with Hoda & Jenna co-host and their executive producer Talia Parkinson.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Cheryl Reeve has been the loudest voice in favor of inclusion of transgender kids in particular.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of kids

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