as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infant
Asher Price, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
For infants, there should be nothing added to the car seat, not even to prop their heads up.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
Dallas News, 17 May 2022
The Sturgis plant closed in February after regulators launched an investigation into possible links between formula produced there and a series of infant bacterial infections and two deaths.
—Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 16 May 2022
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Travis County commissioners say that would generate more than $75 million annually, which will help pay for child care for infants and toddlers in low-income families.
—Asher Price, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
For infants, there should be nothing added to the car seat, not even to prop their heads up.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Arnaout warned against attempting to make formula at home, because commercial formulas are specially designed for infant nutritional needs.
—Dallas News, 17 May 2022
The Sturgis plant closed in February after regulators launched an investigation into possible links between formula produced there and a series of infant bacterial infections and two deaths.
—Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 16 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
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The families are still in touch to this day, and her daughter is still best friends with one of the children from that group.Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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In a matter of seconds, the fourplex unit Wilson Jr., 31, shares with his partner and their two children, was a total mess.Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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For instance, the team of archeologists found embryonic signs of trade.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Seventeen years ago, the world woke up to an astounding scientific breakthrough: a team of Japanese scientists, led by Shinya Yamanaka, had reprogrammed skin cells to resemble an embryonic state.Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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About 370,000 babies were born at 37 weeks’ gestation or earlier last year, according to the report.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The study also reveals that Amazon’s prices for everyday essentials – such as beauty, baby, and household products – are 1% to 6% lower than other retailers.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Storm-killing wind shear will initially tend to prevent the northward movement of any budding feature in the Caribbean Sea, AccuWeather said.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Nix, a captain and budding leader, on Wednesday took a long, deep breath before answering a question about Forsyth and his demeanor since Sunday.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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The front left side of the vehicle hit the toddler and the driver immediately stopped.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Allison, the artist behind the moniker, was born in Zurich, Switzerland, but moved to Nashville as a toddler.Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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In the time since, subsequent franchise installments have been set on an interstellar marine base, a prison colony, a primordial planet, and (in this year's Alien: Romulus) a mining colony and nearby space station, among other science-fiction settings.Christian Holub, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Once on the ground visitors can enjoy Greenland’s rugged coastal landscapes, fascinating indigenous Inuit culture, and the opportunity to experience the country at its primordial best.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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Then came the shocking image of a masked lawmaker carrying her newborn into the Assembly chambers during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic because she was denied a request to work remotely after giving birth.Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Don't miss these The parents of a newborn who died at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's have filed a malpractice suit.JR Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Some believe — and were trained to think — the disease begins in the germinal center, a structure in the lymph nodes where immune cells interact with antigens in a way that creates a powerful pathogen-fighting response (think vaccines and infections).Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 June 2022
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But germinal centers did not form in the thoracic lymph nodes and spleens of the autopsied COVID-19 patients, the researchers reported.Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 25 Aug. 2020
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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infant. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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