SIDS

1. sudden infant death syndrome.

SIDS

abbreviation for

1. sudden infant death syndrome See cot death

SIDS

/ sĭdz /

1. See sudden infant death syndrome

Example Sentences

But the findings are a promising contribution to scientists’ understanding of SIDS, the leading cause of death for infants between 1 month and 1 year of age, giving researchers an important new line of inquiry.

From Los Angeles Times

Although SIDS, as the syndrome became known, was the leading killer of infants less than a year old, its cause was unknown.

From New York Times

They had begun by studying SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, and had theorized that it might be caused by the infants literally being unable to breathe while they slept.

From Salon

There is SIDS, or small island developing states, which tell firsthand stories about climate change.

From Seattle Times

SIDS: At the U.N., this stands for some 39 “small island developing states.”

From Seattle Times