| failure | an unexpected omission, he resented my failure to return his call, the mechanic's failure to check the brakes |
| failure | an act that fails, his failure to pass the test |
| infant feeding | feeding an infant |
| mortality | the quality or state of being mortal |
| failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose, the surprise party was a complete failure |
| breakdown equipment failure | a cessation of normal operation, there was a power breakdown |
| brake failure | brakes fail to stop a vehicle |
| engine failure | engine does not run |
power outage
power failure | equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails, the ice storm caused a power outage |
| mortality table | an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc |
| infant school | British school for children aged - |
baby
babe
infant | a very young child (birth to year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk, the baby began to cry again, she held the baby in her arms, it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different |
child prodigy
infant prodigy
wonder child | a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age, Mozart was a child prodigy |
foundling
abandoned infant | a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown |
| liveborn infant | infant who shows signs of life after birth |
failure
loser nonstarter
unsuccessful person | a person with a record of failing, someone who loses consistently |
low-birth-weight baby
low-birth-weight infant | an infant born weighing less than . pounds ( grams) regardless of gestational age, a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor |
neonate
newborn
newborn infant
newborn baby | a baby from birth to four weeks |
| postmature infant | infant born after weeks of gestation, usually shows signs of placental insufficiency |
premature baby
preterm baby
premature infant
preterm infant
preemie
premie | an infant that is born prior to weeks of gestation |
small-for-gestational-age infant
SGA infant | an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age |
| stillborn infant | infant who shows no signs of life after birth |
| term infant | infant born at a gestational age between and completed weeks |
wild madder white madder
white bedstraw
infant's-breath
false baby's breath
Galium mollugo | Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers, naturalized in North America |
| maternal-infant bonding | the attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birth, maternal-infant bonding influences the child's psychological and physical development |
| failure | loss of ability to function normally, kidney failure |
| circulatory failure | failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissues |
heart failure
coronary failure | inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions |
| congestive heart failure | inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues |
renal failure
kidney failure | inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance |
acute renal failure
acute kidney failure | renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract |
chronic renal failure
chronic kidney failure | renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders |
sudden infant death syndrome
SIDS
infant death
crib death
cot death | sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep |
| failure | lack of success, he felt that his entire life had been a failure, that year there was a crop failure |
bankruptcy
failure | inability to discharge all your debts as they come due, the company had to declare bankruptcy, fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks |
| bank failure | the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations |
| crop failure | the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus |
deathrate
death rate
mortality
mortality rate
fatality rate | the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area, expressed per per year |
infant deathrate
infant mortality
infant mortality rate | the death rate during the first year of life |
neonatal mortality
neonatal mortality rate | the death rate during the first days of life |