as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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as in embryonic
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Recent Examples of infant
Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Authorities said burns and other injuries were visible on the infant’s face and mouth.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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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Two infants in Louisiana have also died in the past six months from the disease.
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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.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
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Born in Georgia, Ridley was the seventh of eight children, and born on Dec. 21, 1952.—
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The dangers of children having phones at school is another issue the show tackles, albeit subtly.—
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For one thing, the methods for growing and manipulating the embryonic precursors of avian sperm and eggs in a lab setting have been developed for only two birds: the chicken and, recently, the goose.—
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This technique lets researchers compare neuronal circuits, as Karten did, not only in adult brains but all the way through embryonic development, following Puelles.—
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She was killed, but her baby was spared any injury — and all of it was captured by a police street camera.—
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The actress, 44, welcomed her fourth baby, her third with her director husband Thomas Kail, PEOPLE has learned.—
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Instead of big-name free agents and superstars, the roster was populated with up-and-coming talent including eccentric first baseman Triston Casas, ultra-intense budding superstar Jarren Duran and ascending ace Brayan Bello.—
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For the last several months, Ken Harvey has been cultivating a budding side business for his Honda and Mazda dealerships in Northern California: selling used Teslas.—
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For instance, François Boucher’s eighteenth-century paintings of toddlers engaged in the work of scientists, artists, and philosophers previously formed an odd parenthetical downstairs.—
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Danielle and Richard each had one young child at the time — a toddler and a teen, respectively.—
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To get around that, the scientists first tap into the fertilized egg of a pink pigeon and extract what are known as primordial germ cells (PGCs)—the cells that eventually become sperm and egg.—
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My body, equipped with the primordial fear of starvation, was a formidable foe.—
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Franco's video made others aware of why parents may feel the need to set boundaries around wearing strong scents when holding newborns.—
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Providing Edith and her peers with comprehensive training marks another critical step toward a future in which every newborn has a chance to live a happy, healthy life.—
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That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.—
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That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.—
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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infant. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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