beautiful infant
Example Sentences
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"It's like being handed this beautiful infant somebody else birthed and being asked to raise it. You think, 'How am I going to do this without screwing this beautiful creature up?'"
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2014
Everything was all right; mother and child were doing well; it was the finest and most beautiful infant that had ever been seen.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)
His whole appearance was that of a healthful, happy, and beautiful infant, in the possession of a degree of learning and intelligence, to which infancy usually has no pretensions.
From Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character by Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard)
To dream of a cradle, with a beautiful infant occupying it, portends prosperity and the affections of beautiful children.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman
A neighbour, named John Gow, had a changeling left in his house in place of a beautiful infant, belonging to him, stolen by the fairies.
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist
