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

Last week, a reporter for the Atlantic interviewed the parents of the newborn.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
More and more now, parents were refusing the routine vitamin K shot given to newborns to help their blood clot, and doctors were starting to see babies hemorrhaging because of it.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of newborn

Noun

Vaccines against the illness reduce its hospitalization rate among adults older than age 65 by 31 percent and cut deaths among infants and children by 80 percent, according to the group’s research review for these shots.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
Lancaster County's coroner told reporters that his office was investigating the death of an infant who tested positive for measles and died from a ruptured spleen, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of infant

Noun

The free meals program aims to combat malnutrition and reduce childhood stunting by providing meals to nearly 90 million students, toddlers and pregnant women.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Their opponents were Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching and Australian Maya Joint, who, at 20 years old, was just a toddler when the Williams sisters won the 2009 US Open.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of toddler

Noun

In this case, the shark — which Gauna believes to be a roughly 9-foot juvenile — lingered within arm’s length of the swimmer, circling him several times.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
McFadden did face questions during the discussion about the potential of once again housing juveniles at Jail North.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of juvenile

Noun

Many tuned in to the nonstop livestream of Jackie’s nest — often daily — to watch her and her mate Shadow weather freezing winter storms, protect their eggs and dote on fuzzy chicks.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The aquarium says the new chicks are being closely monitored by the facility's animal care team.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of chick

Noun

And suppose, additionally, that Haidt is also right, and that—for many kids—smartphones are deepening these problems and adding new ones.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Bakewell’s donations weren’t the only ones to pose issues for Brotherhood Crusade, which provides an array of services aimed at keeping kids from joining gangs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

Alongside him on Saturday was Francis Onyeka, a Leverkusen player on loan facing his own club, one of three youngsters on loan in the squad.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Some were related to fringe players or youngsters who were surplus to requirements; others were additions designed to give new manager Pierre Sage a deeper squad.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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