Which preposition to use with infant

in Occurrences 145%

"An infant in the night."

of Occurrences 62%

Yes, I am hooked into the "Gem," but only for some lines written on a dead infant of the editor's which being, as it were, his property, I could not refuse their appearing; but I hate the paper, the type, the gloss, the dandy plates, the names of contributors poked up into your eyes in first page, and whisked through all the covers of magazines, the barefaced sort of emulation, the immodest candidateship.

at Occurrences 51%

"A little, tidy, good-looking woman sat by the fire, nursing an infant at the breast.

on Occurrences 39%

Others report, that as King Phlegyas, her father was carrying her with him into Peloponnesus, her pains surprised her on the confines of Epidauria where, to conceal her shame, she exposed the infant on a mountain.

with Occurrences 35%

The next point is, to watch carefully, lest, to insure a night's sleep for herself, she does not dose the infant with Godfrey's cordial, syrup of poppies, or some narcotic potion, to insure tranquillity to the one and give the opportunity of sleep to the other.

to Occurrences 32%

The ancient records relate that a dervish happened to have taken up his abode in the mountain Alberz, and that Faránuk committed her infant to his fostering care.

from Occurrences 28%

Triturate till the oil is incorporated, then add slowly Mint-water One ounce and a half Laudanum Ten drops Half a teaspoonful three times a day, to an infant from one to two years old; a teaspoonful from two to three years old; and a dessertspoonful at any age over that time.

into Occurrences 15%

She almost flung the infant into the extended arms of Mailah; and then, having with difficulty turned her horse, and forced him to retrace his steps, she again rejoined those with whom she was resolved to live or die.

as Occurrences 8%

Her peevish boy rejoiced in the title of "pleuricheur," or "weeper," and the infant as "titeuse," or "sucker."

by Occurrences 7%

She bent over the infant by the soft impulse of nature, tenderly, with no interested thought.

for Occurrences 7%

Under the management of a judicious medical practitioner, it may do great good to a few constitutions; but its indiscriminate use would injure a thousand infants for one who was benefited.

under Occurrences 6%

Bread, though the universal régime with the labouring poor, where the infant's stomach and digestive powers are a reflex, in miniature, of the father's, should never be given to an infant under three months, and, even then, however finely beaten up and smoothly made, is a very questionable diet.

during Occurrences 5%

The infant during the month must not be exposed to strong light, or much air; and in carrying it about the passages, stairs, &c., the nurse should always have its head-flannel on, to protect the eyes and ears from the currents of air.

without Occurrences 4%

If fires be necessary, the housemaid should always clean the grate, and do all that is wanted in that way, as this, being rather dirty work, would soil the nurse's dress, and unfit her to approach the bed, or take the infant without soiling its clothes.

like Occurrences 4%

how well I remember your uncle, when he was a merry infant like you, and used to roll on the grass in my sweet sister Edith's garden, and tear its gaudy blossoms, as you do these flowers of the forest.

than Occurrences 4%

And, indeed, why should it be harder for God to enter into the soul of an infant than into our "unlikeliest" ones? ...

among Occurrences 3%

In the beautiful season it was much out of doors, enjoying the free air, and Ottilie liked best to take it out herself, to carry the unconscious sleeping infant among the flowers and blossoms which should one day smile so brightly on its childhoodamong the young shrubs and plants, which, by their youth, seemed designed to grow up with the young lord to their after-stature.

through Occurrences 3%

When it proceeds from the mother, it is always best to begin by physicking the infant through the parent; that is to say, let the parent first take the medicine, which will sufficiently affect the child through the milk: this plan has the double object of benefiting the patient and, at the same time, correcting the state of the mother, and improving the condition of her milk.

after Occurrences 3%

Jaundice, in the infant after birth, 204.

down Occurrences 2%

When mantled with the melancholy glow Of eve, she wander'd oft: and when the wind, Like a stray infant down autumnal dales Roam'd wailingly, she loved to mourn and muse: To commune with the lonely orphan flowers, And through sweet Nature's ruin trace her own.

about Occurrences 2%

"No amylaceous substance," says Dr. Christison, "is so much relished by infants about the time of weaning; and in them it is less apt to become sour during digestion than any other farinaceous food, even arrowroot not excepted.

until Occurrences 1%

" This question was a relief, for it afforded the wife an opportunity of expressing her kindness; but, at the same time, it caused a more rapid beating of her heart, since to procure what was asked, she would be compelled to pass out of the door, and thus not only approach him much more closely than she was willing, but it would be necessary to leave him alone with her infant until her return.

dofor Occurrences 1%

What does that Infant dofor Infant you may call him, and be within the markbut cut away from that old lady's with his Norah, on a expedition to go to Gretna Green and be married!

within Occurrences 1%

He noted the preparations for hasty flightindicative of Isabella's guiltbut, what more than all else enraged him almost beyond the power of self-control, was the cry of an infant within Isabella's apartments!

off Occurrences 1%

She instantly caught her infant off its little pallet made of a small piece of thin wood covered with a rabbit skin, and putting the baby under one arm, and giving a smart jerk to a small girl that was crying to the top of her voice, she bounded off and fairly flew up the gentle slope toward the summit, the girl following after very close.

Which preposition to use with  infant