nursling

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursling
Noun
  • Prices: Dinner appetizers $18 to $32, main courses $28 to $78, large-format dishes $170 to $600 (for whole suckling pig).
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • Non-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
Noun
  • Its second fund has made seven investments so far, including in a recruiting platform for hourly workers and an infant formula brand, with 14.7% of its $60 million deployed.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Yet most Germans believe that mothers with young children should not work full time, and because women do mostly stay home with their infants, children under 1 in day care are rare.
    Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Balancing a demanding athletic career while caring for her newborn brought her face-to-face with a harsh reality: support for mothers in high-performance sports was almost nonexistent.
    Shelley Zalis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But such is sadly not the case with Jing (Hedwig Tam) and her newborn, the latter of whom spends most of her waking moments crying hysterically.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • There are also works exclusive to L.A., like a gold medallion adorned with a cherub.
    Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
  • In one of the main suites, refined stucco and frescoed ceilings with sculpted cherubs and a couple in an embrace are a sentimental nod to the artistry of the 1800s.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Clementine seems a foundling in need of any stable influence, while in her spookily near-complete isolation (there’s no hint of contact with friends or family), Kelly-Anne could use a little basic humanizing.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Clark, a foundling, born Kal-El, famous as Superman, has lost his memory more than once and regularly comes face to face with, and sometimes fist to fist with, perverse reflections or imitations of himself.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • Existing studies show that loud noise can cause a stress response in neonates, but lullabies and breath sounds can help calm babies.
    Dr. Abimbola Okulaja, ABC News, 27 June 2024
  • The availability of such services in the home can help promote adequate nutrition and more close monitoring of the neonate’s hemodynamic stability, including temperature and blood glucose monitoring.
    Julia Hinkle, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The 25-year-old Norwegian video gamer had been diagnosed with the disease as a toddler, started using a wheelchair at age 10, and spent the latter stages of his life barely able to move his fingers.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
  • However, on the day the Dodgers traded for Flaherty in July, his mother, Eileen, posted a picture on Instagram: Jack as a toddler, dressed in a Dodgers romper and an oversize Dodgers cap.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024

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“Nursling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursling. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.

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