as in children
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infants
Nationally, Head Start serves roughly 750,000 infants, toddlers and preschool-age children, providing not just childcare and early learning but also free meals, health screenings and family support.
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The Npr Network, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Local public health officials have also expressed concerns about funding drying up for WIC, which supports women, infants and children with nutritional assistance and other health services.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Given that the spider monkey infants are too young to be released back to the wild without a mother to feed and protect them from natural predators, they’re brought to the Texas zoo for care.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The device also plays calming music to help soothe babies, helping infants and their parents relax.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Top reasons why infants and toddlers bite Teething, frustration, the need to be in control, and seeking attention, are the most common reasons for biting in infants and toddlers, Shrier said.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, offers food benefits, breastfeeding services and nutrition education to 65,000 Arkansas women, infants and children younger than five.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
To date, the Indiana company has blessed 390 boxes since its inception in 2016, and 70 infants nationwide — including three in Missouri – have been surrendered, Getrost said.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
Now, parents of infants too young for a measles vaccine can’t choose a daycare that requires immunization.
—Audrey Dutton, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The Npr Network, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Local public health officials have also expressed concerns about funding drying up for WIC, which supports women, infants and children with nutritional assistance and other health services.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Given that the spider monkey infants are too young to be released back to the wild without a mother to feed and protect them from natural predators, they’re brought to the Texas zoo for care.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The device also plays calming music to help soothe babies, helping infants and their parents relax.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Top reasons why infants and toddlers bite Teething, frustration, the need to be in control, and seeking attention, are the most common reasons for biting in infants and toddlers, Shrier said.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, offers food benefits, breastfeeding services and nutrition education to 65,000 Arkansas women, infants and children younger than five.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
To date, the Indiana company has blessed 390 boxes since its inception in 2016, and 70 infants nationwide — including three in Missouri – have been surrendered, Getrost said.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
Now, parents of infants too young for a measles vaccine can’t choose a daycare that requires immunization.
—Audrey Dutton, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infants
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Speaking to the Associated Press, Charly Saint-Vil described the aftermath of the tragedy, saying that parents were calling out for missing children.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Pritam witnessed firsthand the horrors of Partition—communal riots forced her to migrate to India from Pakistan in 1947 with nothing but her two small children and a red shawl.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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At a nutrition center in Camp 15 of Cox’s Bazar – run by Concern Worldwide, with programs from UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) – babies are measured for malnutrition by wrapping a paper tape measure around their tiny arms.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The pictures got more and more creative over time, as Edie asked her mom to draw babies, cats and birds.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the past two years, toddlers at Bernard Jackson’s swim and wellness center in Washington, DC, have learned to float for the first time, and seniors in their eighties have practiced gentle exercises to stay strong.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Finisterre Stormbird Waterproof Jacket One hiker’s long trek is another’s short jaunt, especially for the Swiss, who are known to set out on the trail as toddlers.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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In 2020, health issues and a death left Harrison's mother unable to care for the kids, Kyla Rose and Emery.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Infants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infants. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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