nurslings

plural of nursling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurslings
Noun
  • 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, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Local public health officials have also expressed concerns about funding drying up for WIC, which supports women, infants and children with nutritional assistance and other health services.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other evidence released includes handwritten notes from investigators, photos of nail clippings from the victims that were tested for DNA evidence and samples from Kohberger's Hyundai Elantra that were tested at the crime lab.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The ceremony will feature singer Lee Murdock and end with a wreath ceremony, each wreath representing one of the victims, per the society.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • While newborns may only consume around 8-16 ounces of formula per day on average, that amount bumps to an average of 24-40 ounces a day by 6 months of age.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Hamida discovers the newborn still attached to her corpse by umbilical cord and saves him, breastfeeding and caring for the infant as her own.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In that time, the number of people admitted to hospitals in the state as inpatients due to heat increased 60%, from 990 to 1,578.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Outpatient services at the neighboring hospital were suspended and around 3,500 inpatients were evacuated, per the Post.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since it was approved by the FDA three years ago, Kaiser Permanente's nuclear medicine and medical oncology experts have treated more than 150 patients with Lu-177 PSMA (Pluvicto) in Northern California alone.
    NPR, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
  • At least 460 people are believed to have been killed —including staff and patients—in several waves of attacks, according to the World Health Organization.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For the past two years, toddlers at Bernard Jackson’s swim and wellness center in Washington, DC, have learned to float for the first time, and seniors in their eighties have practiced gentle exercises to stay strong.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Finisterre Stormbird Waterproof Jacket One hiker’s long trek is another’s short jaunt, especially for the Swiss, who are known to set out on the trail as toddlers.
    Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 23 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
  • In 2020, health issues and a death left Harrison's mother unable to care for the kids, Kyla Rose and Emery.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Nurslings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurslings. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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