Synonyms of infants

infants

noun

plural of infant

as in children

a recently born person

infants should be kept warm at all times

Synonyms & Similar Words

• children
• babies
• toddlers
• kids
• newborn
• neonates
• boys
• babes
• girls
• bambinos
• cherubs
• sucklings
• foundlings
• youngsters
• nurslings
• juveniles
• kiddies
• minors
• youths
• tots
• preemies
• tykes
• nippers
• moppets
• urchins
• kiddos
• younglings
• imps
• bantlings
• squirts
• tads
• whippersnappers
• tomboys
• hoydens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• elders
• senior citizens
• grown-ups
• seniors
• oldsters
• old-timers
• graybeards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infants

More than 100 of those were designated for infants, slots that are especially hard to find. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

That report found that families with Black or Hispanic children or infants, and those living in the South and West, are more likely to run into cost as a barrier. — Caitlyn Collins, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Those most at risk from serious complications from the flu include adults 65 and older, infants and young children, pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions, DPH said. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

The infants would be able to feed to their stomachs’ content on the increasingly ripe meat without getting close to finishing the entire spread laid before them. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Jessie King was killing infants, but this is a crime that is particular to women—women trying to get their children into families that could afford to feed them. — ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

But the low rates of protection among adults in the community also mean vulnerable infants are more likely to be born without protective maternal antibodies. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

In the wake of the case, Fort Worth police are reminding residents about the Texas Safe Haven Law, which allows parents to anonymously surrender unharmed infants. — Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

Even today human infants are helpless without at least one connection. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026