infant : Idioms & Phrases

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abandoned infant

  • noun a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
    foundling.
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infant death

  • noun sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
    cot death; SIDS; crib death; infant death.
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infant deathrate

  • noun the death rate during the first year of life
    infant deathrate; infant mortality.
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infant feeding

  • noun feeding an infant
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infant mortality

  • noun the death rate during the first year of life
    infant deathrate; infant mortality.
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infant mortality rate

  • noun the death rate during the first year of life
    infant deathrate; infant mortality.
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infant prodigy

  • noun a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age
    wonder child; child prodigy.
    • Mozart was a child prodigy
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infant school

  • noun British school for children aged 5-7
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infant's-breath

  • noun Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America
    Galium mollugo; white madder; wild madder; false baby's breath; white bedstraw.
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liveborn infant

  • noun infant who shows signs of life after birth
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low-birth-weight infant

  • noun an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
    low-birth-weight baby.
    • a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor
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maternal-infant bonding

  • noun the attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birth
    • maternal-infant bonding influences the child's psychological and physical development
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newborn infant

  • noun a baby from birth to four weeks
    newborn; newborn baby; neonate.
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postmature infant

  • noun infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency
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premature infant

  • noun an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
    premature baby; premie; premature infant; preemie; preterm baby.
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preterm infant

  • noun an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
    premature baby; premie; premature infant; preemie; preterm baby.
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sga infant

  • noun an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age
    SGA infant.
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small-for-gestational-age infant

  • noun an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age
    SGA infant.
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stillborn infant

  • noun infant who shows no signs of life after birth
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sudden infant death syndrome

  • noun sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
    cot death; SIDS; crib death; infant death.
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term infant

  • noun infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks
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