English pronunciation · Words Starting with I
Infant Pronunciation
Infant is pronounced IN-fuhnt, IPA /ˈɪnfənt/.
IN-fuhnt
US /ˈɪnfənt/ · UK /ˈɪnfənt/
Syllables: IN · fuhnt (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: A baby or very young child, or something in its earliest stage.
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Infant in a Sentence
- The clinic weighs every infant at six weeks.
- Infant mortality has fallen steadily since the 1950s.
- The industry was still in its infant stage.
Common Mispronunciations of Infant
Not in-FANT
Open loud on IN and let the ending fade to fuhnt. Infantile does move the beat about, but the plain noun never does.
Not IN-fahn
Sound the final t. Leaving it off gives the French infant, a different word with a different history.
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