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"Fie, fie, how wayward is this foolish love That, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse And presently all humbled kiss the rod!"
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"Her beads while she numbered, The baby still slumbered, And smiled in her face, as she bended her knee; Oh! blessd be that warning, My child, thy sleep adorning, For I know that the angels are whispering with thee."
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In common terminology, a baby is the very young offspring of adult human beings, while infant is a formal or specialised synonym. The terms may also be used to refer to juveniles of other organisms. A newborn is, in mainstream use, a baby who is only hours, days, or weeks old; while in medical contexts, a newborn or neonate is an infant in the first 28 days after birth.
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