SIDS

American  

1. sudden infant death syndrome.

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SIDS British  

abbreviation

1. sudden infant death syndrome See cot death

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SIDS Scientific  

/ sĭdz /

1. See sudden infant death syndrome

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Example Sentences

For decades, scientists have been trying to figure out what causes SIDS, the sudden and unexplained death of an otherwise healthy infant before their first birthday.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

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 • Nov. 30, 2023

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 • Oct. 23, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

The CDC estimates that there are 3,500 sleep-related deaths among babies each year, including SIDS.

From Salon • May 25, 2023