1
: a child in the first period of life
2
: a person who is not of full age : minor
1
: intended for young children
2
: being in an early stage of development
3
: of, relating to, or being in infancy
Examples of infant in a Sentence
Noun
a study of health problems that can affect young infants
He showed us a picture of his infant daughter.
Adjective
She is an infant teacher.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
Deputies searched the area and couldn’t find the suspect; firefighters rescued and returned the infant to its mother.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
Marc Bernardin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024
The high contribution from the donor stem cells the research achieved is what gave the infant cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) a strange green tinge.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
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Noun
This includes responsive caregiving for infants; emotional and behavioral support and engaged support for learning for toddlers; and emotional support, instructional support and classroom organization for pre-K classrooms.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
Deputies searched the area and couldn’t find the suspect; firefighters rescued and returned the infant to its mother.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
Adjective
The devilish Goblin King gave protagonist Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) 13 hours to break free of his supernatural maze in order to save her infant half-brother, Toby.
—Marc Bernardin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024
The high contribution from the donor stem cells the research achieved is what gave the infant cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) a strange green tinge.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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