JACKANAPESES Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

jackanapeses

noun

plural of jackanapes

as in bantlings

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Noun

The proud mom shared pictures of her and Green cuddling their little one in the hospital room, concealing the newborn’s face in the snaps.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Authorities told the news outlet that Brown was a family friend to the newborn's family and took the child when his mother fell asleep.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, told the Inquirer that infants can catch measles after birth or be born with it if their mother is sick and develops a rash within 10 days of giving birth.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
In places where infants have a high risk of measles exposure, health authorities sometimes recommend an early dose of the vaccine for babies starting at 6 months old.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of infants

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Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.

— Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of rascals

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This age group is the most profitable for childcare providers, as the larger class sizes of pre-K children subsidize the cost of caring for infants and toddlers.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
Pampers also offers a size 7 (41+ pounds) for bigger toddlers.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of toddlers

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The young whippersnappers in their nice Manhattan apartments see the COVID-19 pandemic as simply one more roadblock between them and hooking up.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 2 June 2026
More, the coaches of the last three title-winning teams (Florida’s Todd Golden and Hurley) all come from the current crop of whippersnappers, as do the leaders of each 1-seed in this tourney.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026

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