infant

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As the human body develops from an embryo into a fetus and eventually an infant, neurons form complex communication networks between the brain and spinal cord.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

In 1963, her mother left Cuba with an infant Ferrer in her arms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Visitors also encountered early examples of X-ray machines, infant incubators, automobiles, early “flying machines” and submarine technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

"We had lost Nels before," he said, referring to a son who died of cancer as an infant.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

He was living the great paradox of the early American republic: What was politically essential for the survival of the infant nation was ideologically at odds with what it claimed to stand for.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis