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noun

ˈin-fənt How to pronounce infant (audio)
Definition of infantnext
as in child
a recently born person infants should be kept warm at all times

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infant

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adjective

as in embryonic

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Recent Examples of infant
Noun
It is also commonly used in bakery products and infant formula, according to Fong. — Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026 All babies are cute, but this was a gratuitously good-looking baby—like a Rubens portrait of the infant Jesus, if the Flemish had been more realistic about a Nazarene’s complexion. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
The lawsuit further alleged that the chain sold expired infant formula and baby food products, prosecutors said. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026 For decades, research into RSV had been stymied by past failures, leaving no way to prevent the thousands of infant respiratory deaths that occur worldwide every year. — Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
  1. child
  2. embryonic
  3. baby
  4. budding
  5. newborn
  6. primordial
  7. toddler
  8. germinal
Noun
  • Sun-protective clothing has long had an audience with swimmers, surfers and young children donning the trusty rash guard, as well as hikers and athletes.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Family and religion Sabio and his wife, Abigail, have five children.
    — Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of child
Adjective
  • This is a consequence of his not having developed beyond the embryonic stage, socially.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Using technology that offers a systemwide view of the aging process in mice, Cao has outlined discrete stages of aging, akin to those of embryonic development, that are defined by changes in molecular signals and specific cell populations.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of embryonic
Noun
  • The sound of a baby crying helped Atlanta police find two young sisters inside a trailer Monday, bringing an overnight kidnapping investigation to a safe end.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Norwood procedure is one of three operations required in the first several years of life for a baby with the syndrome, known as HLHS, Budner said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of baby
Adjective
  • Following the characters’ daily lives as tweens, the series shows us a much more vulnerable Angelica (Cheryl Chase), and a not-so-bald Tommy’s (Elizabeth Daily) imagination evolving into a budding filmmaking career.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • The camp will let budding designers explore and take the world of fashion to the next level using AI tools.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Definition of budding
Noun
  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office intervened and raised concerns about the newborn’s need for lifesaving medical treatment after birth.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities told the news outlet that Brown was a family friend to the newborn's family and took the child when his mother fell asleep.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of newborn
Adjective
  • The shapes that Heizer carved out of the earth seem both primordial and futuristic at the same time, evoking his fascination with Mesoamerican architecture.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Life on Earth is thought to have emerged from the primordial ooze some four billion years ago.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of primordial
Noun
  • Multiple bullets pierced Bridegan’s body and vehicle – one just inches from his toddler, Bexley, who was uninjured and crying, still strapped into her car seat, according to CNN affiliate WJXT, which cited prosecutors.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Several of the jurors were either toddlers when the killing occurred, or hadn't yet been born.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of toddler
Adjective
  • Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion.
    — Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
Definition of germinal

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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infant. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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