nestlings

Definition of nestlingsnext
plural of nestling
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Noun
  • Even though these children were toddlers, infants or not even born when the pandemic began, experts say that the disruption has had long-lasting repercussions.
    Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Those at risk include adults 65 and older, infants, athletes, outdoor workers, those with chronic diseases and people without access to effective cooling, the weather service said.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The city has been asking the public to help name the chicks.
    Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • Moving nests is risky and could cause the parents to abandon the eggs or chicks.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • For studies measuring neonates’ looking time at faces, this included 667 infants, half of them boys and half of them girls.
    Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine, which has been highly effective at fighting a virus that can lead to lifelong infections and liver cancer.
    Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
  • Normal sources of nutrition for newborns, including breast milk, do not contain enough vitamin K to make up for this deficiency in the early months of life.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • They were called after multiple brawls involving as many as 100 people, most of whom were juveniles, broke out at the park.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Authorities in Solano County arrested an 18-year-old and two juveniles, after officers said they were found with firearms early Sunday morning.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Tickets are on sale now, costing $35 for guests aged 14 and up and $30 for children aged 3-13, with free entry for toddlers 2 and younger.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
  • Other writing and translating work rolled in during the infants-and-toddlers period.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
Noun
  • Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips power PCs, Android devices, ear buds, cars, and even data centers.
    Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • Adding to the complexity, individual species of algae live inside the velella, and get passed along to each of the buds that swim off, Haddock said.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • The casting featured a deep roster of models, from elders to adorable kids, many the children of staffers.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
  • The couple, who got married in 2012 and share four kids, seem interested in packing their bags and heading across the pond for a while.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 7 May 2026
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“Nestlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nestlings. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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