Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infants

/ˈɪnfənts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: in-fants
IPA: /ˈɪnfənts/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of infant

noun

The section of a primary school for the education of younger children, typically the classes of reception or kindergarten and years (grades) one and two.

Australian usage; British usage

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: infant school"
"It was around the time I moved from infants to juniors, which was based in a different building, so it felt like going to big school."
"Although of course we did harder work in the juniors than we did in infants, there were still times when we relaxed and just enjoyed ourselves."
"George had Josh's form tutor for science, and she talked down to them, like they were still in infants, whereas Mr. Barton treated them like adults."

Usage

Australian usage
British usage

Derived Forms

infantswear

Frequently Paired Words

juniors

Synonyms

Key Stage 1 infant school

Questions

How do you pronounce infants?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnfənts/.
What does infants mean?: plural of infant

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