as in children
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infants
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.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
This occurs for newborns – those less than a day old – as well as older infants – those 1 month to 1 year old.
—Brad Greenwood, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Folate supplements are already recommended for women during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in infants.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In 2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong who is exploring the mind of infants, begins an unexpected experiment with the old tree.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
And yet as the majority of parents of infants will tell you, sleep remains elusive.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Since 1974, vaccination campaigns have averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years old, of whom 101 million were infants younger than a year old.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The vast majority of the lives saved were infants.
—Kirby Wilson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Although they are born fairly helpless, infants have a few survival tricks up their swaddles.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
This occurs for newborns – those less than a day old – as well as older infants – those 1 month to 1 year old.
—Brad Greenwood, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Folate supplements are already recommended for women during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in infants.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In 2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong who is exploring the mind of infants, begins an unexpected experiment with the old tree.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
And yet as the majority of parents of infants will tell you, sleep remains elusive.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Since 1974, vaccination campaigns have averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years old, of whom 101 million were infants younger than a year old.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The vast majority of the lives saved were infants.
—Kirby Wilson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Although they are born fairly helpless, infants have a few survival tricks up their swaddles.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infants
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The company said on its website that with Amazon Family, Prime members can share benefits with one other adult, up to four teens added before April 7, 2025 and up to four children in their household.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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This pathway also extends to the investor's spouse and children under 21.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The babies and toddlers came across the synthetic opioid and its residue in their homes, inside hotel rooms and even at a city park.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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In just three months at an Argentinian neonatal unit, five babies died and eight more went into crisis — each tied to the same nurse’s shift.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The fact that babies and toddlers continue to die from ingesting fentanyl will likely come up in a meeting next month.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Michigan's quarterly Immunization Report Card shows that just 79% of toddlers statewide have gotten at least one dose of the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Both Kardashian and Thompson are proud parents on social media, sharing posts to celebrate all of their kids' life milestones.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The jury saw extensive emails between Donna and Wendi that showed how Donna pushed Wendi to pursue relocation to South Florida at any cost, including offering her ex-husband $1 million and taunting him with the possibility of converting their kids from Judaism to Catholicism.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Infants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infants. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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