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 Breast milk and infant formula Passengers traveling with infants have enough to worry about on their flights—and being able to provide the little ones with the proper nourishment should not be one of those concerns. — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026 Perreault-Magny, a father of a toddler, said he's seen mothers carrying infants through the woods, their feet wrapped in aluminum foil to stave off the winter's cold. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Thousands of the images and hundreds of the videos depicted infants and toddlers. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 29 July 2026 This gut bacterial production takes several months to develop, so newborns and infants in the first several months of life are particularly susceptible to consequences of inadequate vitamin K in the clotting process. — Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The ultra-rare condition, which affects about one in 150,000 infants, can lead to almost total vision loss by the late teens as the retina deteriorates over time. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 The other two cases involved infants who had not traveled before getting the virus. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 In infants, pediatricians prescribe the position to build neck, shoulder, core and arm strength. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 One reason for the decrease may be that parents have substantial control over what infants and toddlers eat. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infants
  1. children
  2. babies
  3. toddlers
  4. kids
Noun
  • On Thursday, a Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine killed at least eight civilians, including children, and wounded dozens more.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of children
Noun
  • Now in the spotlight, the case has stoked outrage and concern in China especially after a tightening of rules in the wake of another scandal – the revelation in 2018 that babies had been born from embryos gene-edited by Chinese scientist He Jiankui.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Women in their 20s and 30s are still having the most babies, but the birth rate for women in their 40s has increased significantly.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 July 2026
Definition of babies
Noun
  • Our pediatrician referred us to the Early Start Program through California's Regional Center system, the state's early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays.
    — Danielle Stephens, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • One reason for the decrease may be that parents have substantial control over what infants and toddlers eat.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of toddlers
Noun
  • On their soft opening night, Willey thought the kids had more fun at the bays playing games than the adults did.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • For newer cargo-bike riders, this means less to think about in stop-start traffic, when kids, cars, and cargo are already demanding your attention.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026
Definition of kids

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