infant

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·fant1 /ˈɪnfənt/ ●●○ W3 noun  1  [countable] formalBABY/HAVE A BABY a baby or very young child 婴儿；幼儿 An infant’s skin is very sensitive. 幼儿的皮肤非常敏感。► see thesaurus at baby → Sudden Infant Death Syndrome2. infants [plural]SES children in school in Britain between the ages of four and eight 〔英国学校里四至八岁的〕学童n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1 : a baby or very young childadjectivesa young infantThe never-ending demands of a young infant can be very stressful for parents.a newborn infantNewborn infants only a few hours old can distinguish between different voices.an unborn infantUnborn infants can hear certain sounds while still in the mother’s womb.a premature infant (=born too early)The hospital provides life-saving care to premature infants.a healthy infantAmy gave birth to a healthy infant.a sick infantSick infants are treated in the intensive care nursery.infant + NOUNinfant deathsThe number of infant deaths has fallen significantly.infant mortality (=the number of infants who die)The infant mortality rate doubled during the 1990s.

Examples from the Corpus

infant• The couple have a three-year-old son and an infant daughter.• Her parents both died when she was an infant.• An infant illuminates the foreground so brightly that the background fades.• There are clear differences in speed of learning between infants at this early stage.• I believe the First Mate, Mr Brown, treated me kindly; he consigned my dead infant to its watery fate.• The key similarity for Freud lies in the dominance of unconscious processes both for infants and for early man.• There has been a sharp rise in infant mortality since the drought began.• Doctors and other health experts consider it wise to safeguard infants by giving supplementary vitamins.• Measuring the infant, administering vitamin K and eye ointment, and bathing the infant must be saved for later. 6.• I must give you my personal assurances that this infant is receiving perfect care.• Grandmothers approached us, playful girls and young women with infants slung in cloths across their backs.infant2 adjective [only before noun]  1. infant school/teacher/class etc a school, teacher etc for children aged between four and eight in Britain 〔英国教授四至八岁儿童的〕儿童学校/教师/班级等2  intended for babies or very young children 供婴[幼]儿用的 infant formula milk 婴(幼)儿配方奶3  NEWan infant company, organization etc has just started to exist or be developed 〔公司、组织等〕刚成立的，初创的 infant industries 新兴工业

Examples from the Corpus

infant• But because men lack the experience and confidence, infant care training can help.• Improved nutrition, poverty reduction, maternal education and better medical services have combined to halve infant mortality.• It does not require science to inform us that infants require infant care and children require child care.• These prompted a resourceful Hodder editor to ask the Naylors whether their concept could be adapted into books for infant school children.Origin infant1 (1300-1400) French enfant, from Latin infans, from infans “unable to speak”, from fari “to speak”

in·fant1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1infant2 adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

a child or Corpus young baby very

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in‧fant¹ W3 /ˈɪnfənt/ noun1. [countable] formal a baby or very young child:
    An infant’s skin is very sensitive. ⇨ Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
2. infants [plural] children in school in Britain between the ages of four and eight
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 1 )

■ adjectives
   ▪ a young infant The never-ending demands of a young infant can be very stressful for parents.
   ▪ a newborn infant Newborn infants only a few hours old can distinguish between different voices.
   ▪ an unborn infant Unborn infants can hear certain sounds while still in the mother’s womb.
   ▪ a premature infant (=born too early) The hospital provides life-saving care to premature infants.
   ▪ a healthy infant Amy gave birth to a healthy infant.
   ▪ a sick infant Sick infants are treated in the intensive care nursery.
■ infant + NOUN
   ▪ infant deaths The number of infant deaths has fallen significantly.
   ▪ infant mortality (=the number of infants who die) The infant mortality rate doubled during the 1990s.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ baby a very young child who has not yet learned to speak or walk: I sat next to a woman holding a baby.
   ▪ toddler a baby who has learned how to walk: The playground has a special area for toddlers.
   ▪ infant formal a baby or a very young child: The disease is mainly found in infants.
   ▪ little one spoken informal a baby, or a small child up to the age of about three: How old is your little one?
   ▪ young the babies of an animal or bird: Kangaroos carry their young in a pouch.
   ▪ litter a group of baby animals that are born at the same time to the same mother: Our cat has just had a litter of six kittens.

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infant² adjective [only before noun]
1. infant school/teacher/class etc a school, teacher etc for children aged between four and eight in Britain
2. intended for babies or very young children:
    infant formula milk
3. an infant company, organization etc has just started to exist or be developed:
    infant industries