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infant

[in-fuhnt] / ˈɪn fənt /


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She cradles the infant Jesus in her left arm, the latter seen in the act of blessing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"So it was only by chance that we were not in the infant school, which was safe. We were in the junior school which caught the brunt of it."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Whether or not you think she’s guilty of fraud, she is about to be separated from her infant and toddler until they’re in grade school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Professor Ellie Lee, the director of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies, has studied parenting for more than two decades, including research into mothers' confidence and uncertainty around infant feeding.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

As a result of Washington’s Olympian status, the infant American republic had managed to avoid a contested presidential election prior to 1796.

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

However, children's charity Coram - which, like CoramBAAF, is part of a wider network of specialist children's organisations - warns that if infants in care are not adopted, they would likely remain in care.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The death follows those of two infants in the state’s Lancaster County in mid-August amid a growing measles outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

He is in the middle of a public spat with Pennsylvania officials, including Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, after the state health department reported two measles-associated deaths involving infants.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

On my boat, a packed, three-deck pleasure cruise otherwise populated by swimsuit-clad tourists and screaming infants, the story was much the same.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Study after study around the world has shown that singing enables infants to train their brains and memories, to recognise pitch differentiation as a preparation for the full development of spatial awareness.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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