WEANLING Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

weanling

noun

Definition of weanling

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

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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

The details are buried under language like ‘contribution pilot program,’ IRS form numbers, and are built for compliance rather than someone holding a newborn.

— Natalie Gordon, Fortune, 6 July 2026
The 49-year-old, now a mother to four sons, shared a photo of her breastfeeding a newborn on Instagram.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of newborn

Noun

Symptoms of infant botulism include constipation, a floppy neck and trouble swallowing, the CDC says.

— Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
If untreated, a mother who has these conditions has a higher risk of birth complications, overall poorer health, impaired bonding and nurturing of her infant, and a higher risk of death by suicide.

— Camille Hoffman, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Definition of infant

Noun

The eagles — and occasionally their chicks — could be seen on Friends of Big Bear Valley’s livestream heading into Sunday evening.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Pittsburgh's National Aviary recently hatched two Guam kingfisher chicks, a species extinct in the wild.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of chick

Noun

The veteran Belgian stars were youngsters eight years ago when the Red Devils made the semifinals in Russia, while Spain hadn't won a knockout match since winning the World Cup in 2010.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Novak Djokovic—the greatest male player ever, still battling the youngsters at age 39—and Coco Gauff, whose talent and drive have her in position to join tennis’s new pantheon.

— Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

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