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

Best baby bath accessories Make bath time just a little simpler and with a few less tears by using this bath pitcher with a two-in-one design for newborns to toddlers.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Their newborn was holding onto 24-year-old Bongiovi’s finger in the photo.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of newborn

Noun

The punishment came more than two years after Kansas City police found Thomas' infant daughter dead with severe burns inside a city home.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Big Psi for rebel exoplanet Planets form from disks of gas and dust that surround infant stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of infant

Noun

Between working from home, being a busy mom to a toddler, and prioritizing comfort, matching sets are my go-to uniform.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
Available now, the free update features one new hairstyle, three adult hairstyles now available for kids and three new CAS assets for toddlers.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of toddler

Noun

Tagging studies found that recaptured juveniles were far more likely to linger and grow on the floodplain, around 72 days, than to pass straight through.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The juvenile was entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database as a missing person.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 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

The beach is right there for swimming and paddleboarding when the surf is calm, and the trails through the dunes are manageable for kids old enough to walk them without being carried.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
As a kid, his mother would drop him off at Southwick Country Club in Massachusetts on summer mornings on her way to work.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

Walker faces Gully in Wednesday's opening round, giving us another veteran-versus-youngster matchup right out of the gate.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The group of youngsters is led by Celebrini, housemate Will Smith, forwards Michael Misa and Igor Chernyshov, and defenseman Sam Dickinson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

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