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How to pronounce infant in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms babe, baby
Type of kid, child
Has types cherub, foundling, godchild, neonate, newborn, nurseling, nursling, papoose, pappoose, suckling, test-tube baby, abandoned infant, war baby, blue baby
Derivation infancy

Examples of infant

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Somalia has one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world.
From the voanews.com
The company is providing itself with a second market besides the infant formula.
From the businessweek.com
The great iconoclasts of Cubist art learned much from the infant medium of film.
From the time.com
An infant Snow Monkey resting at the edge of a thermal pool in Jigokudani Japan.
From the couriermail.com.au
That's because they wear infant diapers, which Connie changes three times a day.
From the stltoday.com
The four injured included an infant and three were listed in critical condition.
From the post-gazette.com
MacDonald was picking up her infant son in 1998 when the first episode occurred.
From the washingtonpost.com
Children were among the casualties, including an infant who was lightly injured.
From the post-gazette.com
Researchers timed the infant's gaze, which is an indication of infant knowledge.
From the sciencedaily.com
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  • Baby: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
  • (infancy) the early stage of growth or development
  • An infant or baby is the very young offspring of humans. A newborn is an infant who is within hours, days, or up to a few weeks from birth. ...
  • A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and/or attention; A minor
  • (Infants) Babies below the age of one year are called infants.
  • (Infants) FR, Vol. 59, No. 238, Dec. 12, 1994: the age from 1 month to 2 years.
  • (Infants) To dream of seeing a newly born infant, denotes pleasant surprises are nearing you. For a young woman to dream she has an infant, foretells she will be accused of indulgence in immoral pastime. To see an infant swimming, portends a fortunate escape from some entanglement.
  • (infants (up to 2 years old)) fear of falling, loud noises, strangers
  • (Infancy) The period from birth to 12 months.