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Brewer's: Infant

Used as a synonym of “childe,” meaning a knight or squire.as, “Childe Harold.” King Arthur is so called. (See also Spenser: Faërie Queene, book ii. canto viii. 56.) Source: Dictionary of…

Brewer's: Infante

(3 syl.). All the sons of the sovereigns of Spain and Portugal bear this title, except the crown prince, who is called in Spain the Prince of Asturias. In the Middle Ages the word “childe…

sudden infant death syndrome

(Encyclopedia) sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or crib death, sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age (usually between two weeks and eight…

Poems: Infant Joy

by WilliamBlakeNurse's SongA DreamInfant Joy "I have no name; I am but two days old." What shall I call thee? "I happy am, Joy is my name." Sweet joy befall thee! Pretty joy…

Poems: Infant Sorrow

by WilliamBlakeThe Human AbstractA Poison TreeInfant Sorrow My mother groaned, my father wept: Into the dangerous world I leapt, Helpless, naked, piping loud, Like a fiend hid in a…

Brewer's: Woolwich Infant

(The). (See Gun.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894WorcesterWoolsack A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…

Brewer's: Infant of Lubeck

Christian Henry Heinecken (1721-1725). At one year old he knew the chief events of the Pentateuch; at thirteen months he knew the history of the Old Testament; at fourteen months he knew…

Infant Mortality Rates

Per 1,000 live births in the United Kingdom 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.2…

Highest Infant Mortality Rate

A tragic measure of public health One of the most common metrics of public health is how many children born in that country survive infancy, or more broadly how many reach the age of five. Due to…

Lowest Infant Mortality Rate

A tragic measure of public health One of the most common metrics of public health is how many children born in that country survive infancy, or more broadly how many reach the age of five. Luckily…