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

Now she is the mother of an infant and a toddler – both girls.

From BBC • May 24, 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

It’s at least the state’s second infant case of measles so far this year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The Compromise of 1790 is most famous for averting a political crisis that many statesmen of the time considered a threat to the survival of the infant republic.

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