weanlings

plural of weanling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weanlings
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
Noun
  • And with that decision, the company narrowed the chance that the mother’s anguish could draw attention to any danger the formula might pose to other infants.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • This incremental approach begins with infants, aiming to cultivate support for individualized market returns over collective Social Security guarantees.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • After Micah’s birth, Lauryn posted a statement on X clarifying that Rohan was not her newborn's father.
    Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • About half of the newborns in the program received a $1,000 grant deposited in an Oklahoma 529 college savings account.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • In the second Honda Pilot, seven occupants, including six juveniles, had minor injuries, according to the crash report.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Nearly all scalloped hammerheads were juveniles and none had reached maturity.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • One of four piping plover chicks that recently hatched at Montrose Beach has died, the Chicago Piping Plovers conservation organization announced Tuesday.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Starting with chicks rather than adult birds also matters, particularly for families.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Fleming was one of a dozen people at the home when the home was shot at, including two toddlers, a 6-year-old and a teenager, a police report said.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • This small city on Florida’s central Gulf Coast offers an escape everyone in the family will enjoy, from toddlers all the way up to the grandparents.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Indonesia The wonders found across the Indonesian archipelago are innumerable, and most are incredibly well suited for youngsters, too.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026
  • Some of the youngsters work inside the Cub Foods in north Minneapolis.
    Reg Chapman, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
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“Weanlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weanlings. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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