weanling

noun

Definition of weanlingnext
as in neonate

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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 Dory originally purchased Chase the Chaos for $10,000 as a weanling in 2019. — Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023 The 10 American Pharoah weanlings sold last November brought an average price of $445,000. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weanling
  1. neonate
  2. newborn
  3. infant
  4. toddler
  5. juvenile
  6. chick
  7. kid
  8. youngster
Noun
  • Males guard the eggs and newborn frogs, called neonates.
    — Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • There have been publications about nicotine transmission and neonates after blood transfusion.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
Definition of neonate
Noun
  • But many also can’t afford the childcare rates for newborns, which tend to be particularly high.
    — Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In Riverside County, newborns can be surrendered at most hospitals and fire stations.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of newborn
Noun
  • Once, apparently, my aunt had tried to shove my infant mother off their mother’s lap.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Many of these elements have been seen around infant stars before, notably in the system PDS 70, but not in unison.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of infant
Noun
  • The playground is less playground, more sprawling treehouse, complete with climbing structures, waterslides, and two toddler-friendly pools.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Months of text messages showed the farm’s owner knew from the start that a toddler was drinking her milk.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of toddler
Noun
  • The juvenile was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree threatening and breach of peace, according to Barreira.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities searched throughout the evening for a missing juvenile before suspending recovery efforts overnight.
    — Kelsie Cairns , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of juvenile
Noun
  • From a vegetarian white bean soup that comes together in 15 minutes to a classic vegetable and chick stew, your options abound.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
  • This includes high rates of females not laying clutches, low provisioning rates, emaciated chicks with stunted development and other factors.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of chick
Noun
  • In the winter months of 1973, kids were taking flashlights to the pitch-black bus stops in the morning.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Carmella is also still mad at Vicki for saying that Danny is raising her kids, and Heather is angry after learning that Vicki called her fake in Palm Springs.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • And yet less than five years later, the youngster was making his MLS debut.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The program has grown in three years from a summer camp for eight youngsters to year-round classes for about 20 people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of youngster

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“Weanling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weanling. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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