infantometer

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noun

An instrument for measuring the size of young children.

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Meanings

nouninfantometer (plural infantometers)

plural infantometers

  1. An instrument for measuring the size of young children.

    Length was assessed using an infantometer to the nearest 0.1 cm.

    2015 July 21, “Determinants of Weight Gain during the First Two Years of Life—The GECKO Drenthe Birth Cohort”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From infant + -o- + -meter.

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Anagrams

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APA

infantometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infantometer

MLA

“infantometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infantometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infantometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infantometer.

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