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

Enroll your baby before the clock runs out Ensuring your newborn has health coverage is one of the first paperwork responsibilities that parents face in the whirlwind of bringing a baby home.

— Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
It's been here since January, giving parents a way to anonymously surrender a newborn.

— Erin Jones, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of newborn

Noun

For example, taking an unimmunized infant to a large, indoor family wedding may be non-negotiable to some parents whereas others may seek alternative childcare.

— Katie Lockwood, STAT, 28 Oct. 2026
That report found that families with Black or Hispanic children or infants, and those living in the South and West, are more likely to run into cost as a barrier.

— Caitlyn Collins, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of infant

Noun

Our bright, bubbly and babbling toddler might live, but wouldn’t last.

— Jen Murphy Parker, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, New York City is expanding free toddler slots for lower-income families, following Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s announcement to build a universal early childcare system.

— Caitlyn Collins, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of toddler

Noun

The tale is not just about an individual tragedy but one that exposes inequities involving the mistreatment of juveniles and the corrupting influence of power.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
At least 12 people, including six juveniles, were injured in a shooting near Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday night, authorities said.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of juvenile

Noun

The Livestock Birthing Barn celebrated more than 90 animal births of piglets, goats, calves, lambs and chicks.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Those cells will then be injected through the shell of a domestic chicken egg into a microscopic chick embryo.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of chick

Noun

Soon after, the military ordered Lenio’s husband to return to the US, paving the way for Lenio and her kids to return as well, before a German court could take up the family’s case.

— Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Difficult at times, balancing family and career and locations and dragging my kids here and there.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

Protesters, including many youngsters, gathered peacefully and chanted in a southeastern part of the city amid heavy police presence.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
As a youngster, the Disney Channel was constantly switched on at the family home, Adéla hatched a plan and a timeline.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026

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