sucklings

plural of suckling

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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
  • Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 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
  • 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
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“Sucklings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucklings. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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