weanling

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Recent Examples of weanling White sharks gather near rookeries for a buffet as weanlings begin heading out to sea. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 The striped dolphin was a female weanling (newly independent from its mother) that stranded freshly deceased on Hampton Beach. Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023 Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers. Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023 Dory originally purchased Chase the Chaos for $10,000 as a weanling in 2019. Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023 Along with his final price as a 2-year-old, Morello was auctioned twice previously – for $140,000 as a weanling at the 2019 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and for $200,000 as a yearling at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weanling
Noun
  • Number two, what a little time and compassion can do for neonates and orphans.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After Marshall’s son was born, doctors transferred the newborn to a specialty nursery within the hospital.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • So without effort, newborns will sink.
    Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The 33-page report provides a numerical view of what factors impact infants before and after their birth.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The already anxious Rachel, who lost her mother as an infant and is estranged from her dad, has a bad feeling about her nuptials in five days.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Several days later, his pregnant wife, Ruth, throws their toddler into the car and drops off the ransom, and Carl is returned home, more or less whole but emotionally damaged beyond repair.
    The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Kellen Matwick’s great-grandfather naturalized when his daughter was a toddler.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Morris and the other juvenile ran away, while the 16-year-old boy made his way to Banta Place and State Street, where he was found by police officers responding to reports of an injured person, officials said.
    CBS New York Team, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Officers learned that the driver of a Subaru, identified as 46-year-old Dominic Meucci of Wethersfield, was allegedly yelling at two people who were operating electric bikes in the parking lot, one of which was a juvenile, police said.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The ostensible point of looks-maxxing is to bag hot chicks, but quite clearly the real fun comes from inspiring awe in men.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Whether fans prefer them fresh, slightly stale or dipped in chocolate, those 2 billion marshmallow chicks and bunnies aren’t going anywhere.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Watch this video for tips on finding age-appropriate books for kids.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The former Fortune 100 company marketing executive rescued a white rabbit that a family with kids no longer wanted.
    Sharon Chin, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And if veteran starters get injured or underperform, youngsters such as Christian Scott and Jonah Tong are positioned to emerge.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Leo, Emma and John were among the youngsters between 6 and 12 playing games, doing art projects, and taking afternoon field trips Monday through Friday from the Belvidere Recreation Center in Waukegan, keeping them busy during spring break.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Weanling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weanling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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