NURSLINGS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

nurslings

noun

plural of nursling

as in sucklings

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as in convalescents

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Noun

The human neurons suffered severe, selective damage, mimicking the cellular breakdown that causes cerebral palsy in human infants during difficult childbirths.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that all infants ride in rear-facing car seats.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of infants

Noun

Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that can be especially dangerous for older adults, people with weakened immune systems, pregnant individuals and newborns.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Pregnant people and their newborns are also particularly vulnerable; an infection during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or a life-threatening infection in the newborn.

— Amber Brenza, HEALTH, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of newborn

Noun

Managing or controlling vending machines with vapes or nicotine products is also an offense, unless in mental health hospitals mainly for inpatients.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
The hospital shuttered its emergency department on Wednesday, and then worked to transfer its inpatients to other hospitals by the end of the day Friday.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of inpatients

Noun

After sunset, when everyone lopes back from the beach, there are a few couples hitching their gear onto motor scooters and a few families carrying babies, bags, and boards, toddlers in tow.

— Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Curious toddlers are mobile and explore their surroundings by putting things in their mouths.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of toddlers

Noun

The bill aims to allow doctors and patients to see on the label exactly where a medication was made — details that had largely been withheld until now, even from Congress.

— Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
Today, some longevity seekers are pinning hopes on rapamycin, a drug given to organ transplant patients, that has increased lifespans in yeast, flies and mice.

— Jonathan Fahey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of patients

Noun

The passage about the group of hippies going out to the pueblo and giving the Native kids LSD and hooking up on the tribe’s sacred ground until they get run off is priceless.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Each year, Kenny Wilson and her husband pile their two kids into the car and drive hours from her Texas home to a cruise port in Galveston.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of kids

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