The baby cried in the night.

Meaning: This sentence describes a common situation where a baby expresses discomfort or distress by crying during the night.

Choice of Words: A baby is a very young child. Night is the time between sunset and sunrise. The verb cried means to make a loud, unhappy sound.

Alternative Expressions

The infant wailed throughout the evening.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that a very young child cried loudly and sadly during the time between afternoon and night.

Choice of Words: **Infant:** A very young child. **Wailing:** Crying loudly and sadly. **Evening:** The time between afternoon and night.

The newborn sobbed during the nocturnal hours.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that a baby that has just been born cried with short, quick breaths during the night.

Choice of Words: **Newborn:** A baby that has just been born. **Sobbed:** Cried with short, quick breaths. **Nocturnal:** Relating to the night.

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