infant

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

She said she took "infant safety and the well-being of families extremely seriously".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

If your sleep-trained infant is waking up just as much as they were previously, but you feel as if they’re able to get themselves back to sleep—sometimes without waking you up at all—that’s huge.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

That was the first wild chimpanzee infant that I ever saw close up, nearly four years after I had begun my research.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall