nestlings

Definition of nestlingsnext
plural of nestling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nestlings
Noun
  • State and city health officials are now considering whether to recommend continued immunization for infants even beyond the end of March in response to the unusual RSV activity at the moment, Borah said.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • In the two years since a nonprofit organization took over care of foster children in several North Texas counties, two infants have died and countless other children have been put in danger by the agency’s poor management, according to court documents.
    Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For the past two years, biologists with the Pennsylvania Game Commission have banded chicks born in the nest.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Cadbury mini eggs and chocolate chicks make a fun topping for the kids.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And if a mother kept a piece of jasper on hand throughout her child’s infancy, they would both be protected from malign spirits of the air and from the tongue of the ancient serpent that was hell‑bent on ensnaring newborns.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Illinois also broke with federal vaccine recommendations on other occasions last year, deciding to continue to recommend hepatitis B vaccines for nearly all newborns and to continue to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for all children ages 6 to 23 months.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Authorities in South Fulton are investigating a shooting near the 4200 block of Fortune Point that has left two juveniles dead.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Podgorski said the juveniles who were arrested, ages 15 and 16, each face charges of first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, stealing a firearm and conspiracy to steal a firearm.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • One recent event, a tea party for toddlers and their parents, filled the room with about 50 people and left dozens more on a waiting list.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • California has introduced universal prekindergarten, and New York City is expanding its prekindergarten program to 2-year-olds, giving toddlers an early start on learning.
    Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • These buds are powerful enough to block out the roar of a plane engine with active noise cancellation that actually adjusts itself based on the seal in your ear.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The adorable little white buds that appear for the first time in a baby’s grin, of course, are the reward.
    Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In mere hours, central Madrid’s historic coffee spot, Café Comercial, will be thronged with content creators, micro-influencers and ‘cool kids’ attending the first in a rolling series of YSL Beauty activations, each envisioned as a block party.
    Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The kids naturally played hoops, too.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Nestlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nestlings. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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