infant
单词辨析：
日常普通用词，指新生儿或幼小的孩子，也可指鸟兽的幼仔。
a newborn/three-week-old baby
新生儿／3周大的婴儿
our new baby daughter
我们刚出生的女儿
May I hold the baby?
我能抱抱这个婴儿吗？
Linda had a baby boy on June 20.
琳达6月20日生了个男孩。
There is a baby crying in the cradle.
有个宝宝在摇篮里啼哭。
The mother tiger took care of her baby.
母虎照顾幼虎。
多指襁褓中的婴儿；口语中多用于称呼年轻美貌的女子。
She has a babe in her arms.
她怀里抱着一个婴儿。
I love you, babe.
我爱你，宝贝儿。
在英国英语中指婴孩或幼童，在美国英语中仅指婴儿，尤指新生儿。
a newly-born infant
新生婴儿
He was seriously ill as an infant.
他年幼时曾患重病。
相关例句：
An autopsy eventually ascribed the baby's death to sudden infant death syndrome.
尸检最终认定孩子死于婴儿猝死综合征。
Give the infant as much hugging and petting as you can.
尽你的可能多紧抱和爱抚那个婴儿。
There was an infant squalling in the back of the church.
有个婴儿在教堂后部大声啼哭。
The infant company was based in Germany.
这家新公司总部在德国。
The family were forced to flee with their infant son.
那家人被迫带着他们尚在襁褓中的儿子逃走了。
It may also be transmitted between a mother and her infant during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.
还可通过受艾滋病毒感染的母亲在妊娠、分娩和哺乳期间传播给婴儿。