How to use infant in a sentence

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• He couldn't get the infant off until nearly two in the morning.From the entry get off
• She stayed up all night to watch over the sick infant.From the entry watch over
• Perinatal HIV infection of infants is a problem in sub-Saharan Africa.From the entry perinatal
• Only after reaching three weeks of age are the infants considered adoptable.From the entry adoptable
• The infant responded vocally to the first stimulus in the study.From the entry vocally
• The family found a dry nurse to take care of the infant.From the entry dry nurse
• Premature infants often have a very low birthweight.From the entry birthweight
• Infants generally subsist on a lactaceous diet.From the entry lactaceous
• The speech of infants often contains partwords.From the entry partword
• Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant.From the entry develop
• She cuddled the infant before bedtime.From the entry cuddle
• The infant responds reactively to stimuli.From the entry reactively
• Sometimes inconsolability may occur in newborns and infants. If your baby is crying so much that you are worried or despairing, call your pediatrician and ask for help.From the entry inconsolability
• Infants who breastsleep have a lighter, more natural sleep with more arousals and more breastfeeds per night.2021, Linda Goldberg, Pea in a Pod: Your Complete Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth & Beyond, third edition, Garden City Park, N.Y.: Square…. From the entry breastsleep
• In her arms, an infant sausaged inside a rolled cedar mat.2017, Karen Polinsky, Dungeness, Fairfield, Calif.: Bink Books, Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 20. From the entry sausage
• At 9 months, the researchers found deficits in motor function in infants with prenatal exposure to naled.2017 June 9, Susan Scutti, “Study links mosquito spray to delayed motor skills in babies”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022. From the entry prenatal
• A restaurant meal would probably be better than anything the freshfaced infant could whip up, anyway.2017, Phyllis Ann Karr, “The Dracula of Pi Rho”, in The Fanciers & Realizers MEGAPACK. From the entry freshfaced
• Nevertheless, many humans intuitively perceive colostrum as “sour milk,” which should not be given to infants.2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 16, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN. From the entry colostrum
• Infants may be limited in their counteradaptations to maternally influenced microbial manipulation, especially at younger ages.2015 April 2, Cary R. Allen-Blevins, David A. Sela, Katie Hinde, “Milk bioactives may manipulate microbes to mediate parent–offspring…. From the entry counteradaptations
• Shannon Spann had an infant, Jake, to care for and two stepdaughters to suddenly raise by herself.2013 September 8, Wayne Darsh, “A child of war, with a sense of purpose”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2025. From the entry stepdaughter
• Some doctors practiced passive eugenicide one newborn infant at a time.2013, Arthur L. Caplan, Robert Arp, Contemporary Debates in Bioethics, →ISBN. From the entry eugenicide
• The beta female approaches the delta female who sits with an infant at her chest.2013, Leonard A. Rosenblum, Primate Behavior: Developments in Field and Laboratory Research, page 308. From the entry delta female
• You can tell the moment you walk into a house whether an infant lives there.2010, Thomas Harold, The Secret of New York Revealed, Ignatius Press, →ISBN, page 135. From the entry diaper bucket
• Who are pandering at the expense of critically ill infants and children.2008, Daily News Editorials, Pols' sick ploy. From the entry pandersome
• Just south of the road, the infant stream descends into a deep goyle.2008, Richard Anthony Edwards, Geology of the Jurassic Coast: The Red Coast Revealed : Exmouth to Lyme Regis, Harbour Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry goyle
• A mermother pushed an infant merbaby along the street in an old stroller.2007, Michael Buckley, Peter Ferguson, The Problem Child. From the entry mermother
• Health professionals and caregivers are faced with a bewildering array of infant formulas for non-breastfed infants.2007, Don M. Roberton, Practical Paediatrics. From the entry infant formula
• Just before I arrived, Ivor had in a grandfatherly way asked to hold my infant nephew, Christopher.2006, Donald L. Gelpi, Closer Walk: Confessions of a U.S. Jesuit Yat, Hamilton Books, →ISBN, page 87. From the entry grandsonly
• Emitted radiation and a stellar wind flow from the infant star.2006, Gregory L. Matloff, Deep Space Probes: To the Outer Solar System and Beyond, page 15. From the entry infant star
• An infant rhinoceros sits on the floor, its eyes half closed under their translucent lids.2005 September 6, Adrian Searle, “Fairground distraction”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN…. From the entry big toenail
• Some infants only have one stool per day, especially those on formula feeding.2004, Gary A. Emmett, Field Guide to the Normal Newborn, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 132. From the entry stool
• Such frequent stooling is common in breast-fed infants during the first month of life.2004, Gary A. Emmett, Field Guide to the Normal Newborn, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 132. From the entry stool
• Early concertings establish a joint repertoire of concerted activity for the primary caregiver and the infant.2004, Derek Melser, The Act of Thinking, page 65. From the entry concerting
• In a child with infant dyschezia, physical examination and stool examination are normal.2002, Paul Hyman, “Infant Dyschezia: Looking out for Number Two”, in International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, number 823. From the entry examination
• An infant has only cries and coos with which to communicate distress and well-being.2001, Denton L. Roberts, Caddy Roberts-Williams, “What You Need to Know to Be Useful”, in Living as Healer: (Everyone Does Therapy and…. From the entry coo
• Talking to your infant is good, but uttering individual words might be better.2001 March 5, Daniel S. Levy, “In Brief”, in Time. From the entry brevity is the soul of wit
• Korean Catholics baptized as infants take on a Christian name which also acts as their confirmation name.2000, U.S. Catholic Historian. From the entry christian name
• Adults had fed the poisoned liquid to the children, including infants.2000, Sean Dolan, Everything You Need to Know About Cults, New York: The Rosen Publishing Groups, Inc., →ISBN, page 15. From the entry cyanide

Meaning of infant

1. noun A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.
2. noun A minor.
3. noun A student in an infant school or the first part of a primary school.

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Questions about infant in a sentence

How do you use infant in a sentence?

Infant is used as a noun, adjective and verb. For example: “He couldn't get the infant off until nearly two in the morning.”

What is a short sentence with infant?

“She cuddled the infant before bedtime.”

What does infant mean?

Infant means a very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.