# infants

Pronunciation: say "IN-funts" /ˈɪn.fənts/

## Noun

1. Plural of infant. — plural of infant
   - Simple: Plural of infant. Use this form when you mean more than one baby or very young child.
   - _The clinic offers free checkups for infants under one year old._
   - _Premature infants often need extra medical attention after birth._
2. The section of a primary school for younger children, typically reception or kindergarten and grades one and two. *(Australia, UK)*
   - Simple: The part of a primary school for the youngest children, usually ages four to seven.
   - _She has taught in the infants for over a decade and loves it._
   - _Children move up from the infants to the juniors around age seven._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/infants (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).