nestlings

plural of nestling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nestlings
Noun
  • Any infants experiencing symptoms should have their care provider contacted immediately.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The outbreak has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 states.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The hilarious hijinks that ensue are centered on a rugby-playing rascal whose initial interests in pulling chicks and working get-rich-quick schemes give way to a lifelong love of writing poetry in the post-Soviet-occupation era of the 1990s.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The baseball cliche is that chicks dig the long ball.
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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
  • Then, abruptly, back to lightness, was a video showing a newborn’s heartwarming first encounter with the family dog.
    Lindsay Lowe, Parents, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Peter was driving when their car collided with the one carrying Carrie and her own newborn.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • According to the complaint, the two men and one of the juveniles practiced shooting at gun ranges in September and October.
    Tom Winter, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Police obtained arrest warrants for both parents on charges of first-degree murder, cruelty to juveniles and second-degree battery, the department said.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For example, toddlers will benefit from toys that encourage them to build gross motor skills and work on early speech and literacy skills.
    Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Nationally, Head Start serves roughly 750,000 infants, toddlers and preschool-age children, providing not just childcare and early learning but also free meals, health screenings and family support.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Timing Tips For Trimming And Pruning Spring-flowering trees and shrubs should be pruned immediately after blooming to encourage more blooms for reblooming plants or to avoid cutting off buds that have set for next year’s blooms.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Too Much Light Unlike most plants that flower during the longer days of spring and summer, Christmas cactuses are short-day plants that form buds and flower only when the days get short in winter.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • People showed up in droves -- families, individuals, kids.
    Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • After the actress unveiled a new skincare line for kids on Thursday, there was a swift backlash online against the idea of little ones being taught to use face masks and the like at such an early age.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Nestlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nestlings. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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