weanlings

Definition of weanlingsnext
plural of weanling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weanlings
Noun
  • Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • About 1% of infants die from complications of the disease.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Mercury contamination is especially dangerous for children and can cause neurological impairments in infants.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The newborn was found a few days later when firefighters began removing debris from the basement.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Among other recommendations, the committee last year recommended delaying the hepatitis B vaccine, typically given to newborns at birth.
    Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Some residents in the Philadelphia suburb of Quakertown are calling for the police chief to resign after a scuffle between police and high school students protesting immigration enforcement policies left several juveniles in custody for four days.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • And as of right now, the juveniles are still on the run.
    Christopher DeRose, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Females can lay up to four eggs before raising their chicks alone.
    Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Sedum, aloe vera, cactus varieties, echeveria, and hens and chicks are popular types of succulents with a range of different shapes, textures, colors, and sizes.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • And, as Honey demonstrated at the windowsill, windows are attractive to toddlers but also harbor lead paint and dust.
    Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Stories, songs, and crafts for toddlers ages 18 months to 3 years.
    Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Classical In much the same way that youngsters might dig their parents’ Beatles records, the pianist and composer Amy Williams had a formative relationship with the music of the minimalist composer Morton Feldman.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
  • With his daughter, Lupel also tutored youngsters from the Cabrini-Green housing project before it was demolished.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Thankfully, no nighttime cookies or chocolates await kids to destroy little appetites, and their folks’ patience.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Evans says older celebs now agree to go on either because their kids are fans or because of the show’s massive cultural reach.
    Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Weanlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weanlings. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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