单词 | infant |
释义 | infant (ɪnfənt ) Word forms: infants 1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] An infant is a baby or very young child. [formal] ...young mums with infants in prams. The family were forced to flee with their infant son. ...the infant mortality rate in Britain. Synonyms: baby, child, babe, toddler 2. countable noun [usually plural] Infants are children between the ages of five and seven, who go to an infant school. [British] You use the infants to refer to a school or class for such children. You've been my best friend ever since we started in the infants. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Infant means designed especially for very young children. ...an infant carrier in the back of a car. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An infant organization or system is new and has not developed very much. The infant company was based in Germany. ...the infant health service. Synonyms: early, new, developing, young Quotations: At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's armsAs You Like It Collocations: newborn infant A newborn infant the size of a fully-grown hippopotamus, drinking 400 litres of milk in a day. Times, Sunday Times Her grandfather took the newborn infant and wrapped her in a home-made blanket. Globe and Mail A newborn infant has insufficient development of nervous control, so s/he cries without weeping. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The newborn infant prefers to breathe through the nose (historically referred to as obligate nasal breathers). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stem cells would be harvested from the newborn infant's umbilical cord and transplanted into her son. Times, Sunday Times Of course, extremely premature infants are vulnerable regardless of gestational age. Times, Sunday Times Other side-effects can include early osteoporosis, skin that has lost its bloom and looks grey, and downy hair, more usually found on premature infants. Times, Sunday Times Two of nine premature infants to get the bug were ill but responding to treatment. The Sun Growth measurements must be adjusted for parental height, gestational age (for a premature infant), and other postnatal insults (e.g., poor nutrition), although birth height and weight are the preferred measurements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The experiment involved a group of premature infants who listened to the music, a control group who did not, and a control group of full-term newborns. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 婴儿/幼儿 Japanese: 幼児 |
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