sucklings

Definition of sucklingsnext
plural of suckling

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Noun
  • The couple’s daughter, Sibyl, then 5 months old, was one of several infants that Johnson and her co-defendant Elizabeth Augusta Wiemerslage were alleged to have abused from late 2023 into July 2024.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Monitoring for symptoms is especially critical for people who have not been vaccinated with the MMR vaccine, particularly infants under one year of age who are not routinely recommended for the vaccine.
    Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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
  • About 37% of parents reported reading to their newborns in 2022, down from 43% in 2018.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The National Sleep Foundation recommends 14 to 17 hours for newborns, 12 to 15 for infants, 11 to 14 for toddlers, 10 to 13 for preschoolers and 9 to 11 for school-age children.
    Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The National Sleep Foundation recommends 14 to 17 hours for newborns, 12 to 15 for infants, 11 to 14 for toddlers, 10 to 13 for preschoolers and 9 to 11 for school-age children.
    Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Emari Etta-Tawo, an Emory Healthcare nurse and mother of two toddlers, created the smiling and singing social media persona as an educational web series.
    Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Sucklings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucklings. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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