- plural of infant.
infants
Example Sentences
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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
The five infants appeared to be of Sumatran origin, the ministry said, and DNA tests will be used to confirm where they were from.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Officials described them to the BBC as infants, although some local reports suggest they are between one and two years old.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The experimenters predicted that the infants would look longer at the ball if it had been swapped with another object than if it had been there all along.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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