naïfs

noun

variants or naifs
plural of naïf
as in virgins

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  1. virgins
  2. sheep
  3. innocents
  4. greenhorns
  5. fledglings
  6. lambs
  7. ingenues
  8. newbies
Noun
  • Public health stats show maybe 5%-10% of those getting married in the United States are virgins at the altar.
    — Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • How many spells were cast, how many virgins were sacrificed, how many first-borns were murdered so that this could happen?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 May 2026
Definition of virgins
Noun
  • In this peaceful spot, there’s nothing to hear but cowbells, baa-ing sheep and the breeze.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
  • Additional buildings include an equipment barn, cattle and alpaca barns, a chicken coop, and another barn for goats and sheep.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 27 July 2026
Definition of sheep
Noun
  • Some innocents are coerced into false confessions, like what happened to the Central Park Five.
    — Rene Denfeld, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Over 5,000 deaths, most of them for innocents not driving trucks, in 2023 alone.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of innocents
Noun
  • Flecks of mica and pyrite and who knows what, but only fools and greenhorns mistake it for gold.
    — John Archibald, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Definition of greenhorns
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  • The episode’s break from format puts the audience literally inside Lestat’s head as he’s confronted by his makers and his fledglings, with exception to Claudia.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • While most small backyard birds build nests out of reach of dogs, the noise and activity of your family pet playing outside is unnerving for nesting birds, so keep them away until the fledglings leave the nest if possible.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Definition of fledglings
Noun
  • The students and club members raise cows, goats, lambs, hogs, turkeys and more, spending hours feeding and training them daily and preparing them for showing.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026
  • Most mammals—but not humans—contain alpha gal, so someone with alpha-gal syndrome will likely have an allergic reaction to consuming meat from cows, pigs, lambs, goats, and deer.
    — Alice Park, Time, 23 July 2026
Definition of lambs
Noun
  • Actresses who are no longer ingenues make striking appearances, not only in dramas, but also at formal events.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Our best ingenues would queue to star as Dora and Nora.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Definition of ingenues
Noun
  • And at first, Buckingham and Nicks just seemed like the latest newbies destined for the same fate as Welch, Jeremy Spencer, and Danny Kirwan.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • Taylor was a generous colleague, always sent an encouraging message on match days, looked after the newbies and was hugely supportive when fourth official, which is not true of all referees, unfortunately.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of newbies
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