bantling

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bantling
Noun
  • Yet most Germans believe that mothers with young children should not work full time, and because women do mostly stay home with their infants, children under 1 in day care are rare.
    Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Its second fund has made seven investments so far, including in a recruiting platform for hourly workers and an infant formula brand, with 14.7% of its $60 million deployed.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But such is sadly not the case with Jing (Hedwig Tam) and her newborn, the latter of whom spends most of her waking moments crying hysterically.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Balancing a demanding athletic career while caring for her newborn brought her face-to-face with a harsh reality: support for mothers in high-performance sports was almost nonexistent.
    Shelley Zalis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • So sometimes Poppa’s House wants to focus on different generational views on child-rearing, since Junior and Nina have a pair of cute moppets.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The one saving grace of this mercenary gorefest is its pronounced mean streak; not even adorable moppets are safe from the movie’s nasty, messy, indiscriminate bloodlust, which makes the inexplicable decision to release the movie on Christmas Day even funnier.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • Many male animals—including lions and gorillas—slay such younglings to ensure all future offspring are theirs.
    ByVirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
  • In true Star Wars fashion, kids are called younglings or padawans (both gender-neutral terms).
    Deanne Revel, Parents, 22 May 2024
Noun
  • Existing studies show that loud noise can cause a stress response in neonates, but lullabies and breath sounds can help calm babies.
    Dr. Abimbola Okulaja, ABC News, 27 June 2024
  • The availability of such services in the home can help promote adequate nutrition and more close monitoring of the neonate’s hemodynamic stability, including temperature and blood glucose monitoring.
    Julia Hinkle, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The striped dolphin was a female weanling (newly independent from its mother) that stranded freshly deceased on Hampton Beach.
    Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Noun
  • Birch bark shelters many insects, and their leaves feed hundreds of caterpillar species, both of which birds rely on to feed hungry nestlings.
    Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Sunflowers attract over 70 caterpillar species, which birds feed to their nestlings.
    Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Brittany could be seen asking the toddler in the clip.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In the picture, Katharine had a blue jacket draped around her shoulder, while the toddler wore a striped shirt with some pants.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Bantling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantling. Accessed 11 Nov. 2024.

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