infants
SayIN-funts/ˈɪn.fənts/
- 1Plural of infant. Use this form when you mean more than one baby or very young child.
The nurses cared for the tiny infants throughout the night.
Two infants were sleeping quietly in the next room.
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- 2The part of a primary school for the youngest children, usually ages four to seven.
My little sister is still in the infants at her school.
The infants have their own playground near the main gate.
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infants is a form of infant
infant, noun: A baby in its first year or two of life, who needs almost constant care. Full entry
- Forms
- infantinfants plural
- Spelling
- infant → infants: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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