infants

plural of infant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of infants Funding for a key food aid program relied on by millions of mothers and infants will likely run out of money in the coming days. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025 Once they were cast, the twins gave the crew a crash course on working with infants. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 In fact, these infants had higher levels than people with Alzheimer’s disease. Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025 That tally is only slightly above last year, but the number who came as part of a family rose to an all-time high of 221 people, including 145 infants and children. Taylor Batten, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025 The guidelines contain specific terminology and targets for calories and nutrients that guide federal food aid for mothers and infants, free school lunches and what's served at military bases and in federal prisons. Will Stone, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025 In the past two decades, nearly two dozen mostly red states have amended their safe-haven laws, which allow people to anonymously give up their infants for adoption through face-to-face surrenders at hospitals and fire stations, to also permit people to surrender babies in these boxes. Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025 The change has created hurdles for people who want the shots but don’t obviously fit into either category — especially parents who want their infants or toddlers vaccinated. Aria Bendix, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 Benefits for the federal nutrition program supporting women, infants, and children, also known as WIC, are flowing as usual for the time being, but they are projected to run dry in a matter of weeks. Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infants
Noun
  • Obesity tripled in children and doubled in adults between the mid-1970s and the early 2000s.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • His other two children are out of high school.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • About one in five babies was born premature or underweight.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • During the first six months of life, babies receive about four milligrams of aluminum from vaccines, 10 milligrams from breast milk or 40 milligrams from regular formula.
    Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This dance party for toddlers and preschoolers is packed with silly puppets, cheerful songs, and endless smiles!
    Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Mandell said claims that Tylenol increases autism rates in babies and toddlers are based on low-quality studies that don’t prove causation.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As my generation continues to age, many of our kids will eventually be monitoring us.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • To bring structure to their busy home, one Tennessee couple created a set of rules and expectations for their kids to follow.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Infants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infants. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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