NURSLING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

nursling

noun

Definition of nursling

as in suckling

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as in convalescent

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Noun

The main courses range from fresh fish such as monkfish or tuna to red prawns with creamy rice, and tender suckling pig with a cinnamon apple purée.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Here, the menu runs from light ricotta ravioli brightened with lemon to a suckling pig dressed with achiote, sweet potatoes, and marjoram.

— Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026

Definition of suckling

Noun

The backstory The original estate goes back to 1912, when the Tudor-style mansion was built for Walter Ladd and his heiress wife, socialite/philanthropist Kate Macy Ladd, who soon opened a convalescent facility on the estate for sick and needy women.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Prosecutors said that Cho, who was living with dementia, was disoriented at the time and had wandered from a convalescent home.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of convalescent

Noun

Officials were in contact with the families, according to Kamal, who said the immediate priority was to support the parents and return the infants' bodies to them.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
At least 14 babies at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences died in a nursery fire Wednesday, while one infant was rescued, according to hospital officials.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of infant

Noun

Geniani Travel Humidifier As a year-round allergy sufferer, having a humidifier by my side is a must.

— Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026
Colchicine was commonly used in Europe for centuries, and in the 18th century was brought from that continent to America by Benjamin Franklin, a notorious sufferer from gout.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026

Definition of sufferer

Noun

The proud mom shared pictures of her and Green cuddling their little one in the hospital room, concealing the newborn’s face in the snaps.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Authorities told the news outlet that Brown was a family friend to the newborn's family and took the child when his mother fell asleep.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of newborn

Noun

Owls, bats and dragons drawn from Chinese mythology seem suspended inside transparent spheres, while cherub-like children run in circles.

— Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Gordon is cherub-faced, with low affect, speaks in a laconic and analytic style, and has a wry and elusive smile.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of cherub

Noun

The connection between the films goes far beyond the presence of a foundling.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
When Heathcliff, a foundling, discovers that Cathy Earnshaw, the daughter of the impoverished Yorkshire lord who’s taken him in, has played a prank on him by putting eggs in his beds to be crushed, the boy plunges his fingers into the slippery puddle of yolk and albumen left behind.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of foundling

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