nursling

noun

Definition of nurslingnext
1
as in suckling

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2
as in convalescent

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  1. suckling
  2. infant
  3. newborn
  4. cherub
  5. foundling
  6. neonate
  7. toddler
Noun
  • Prices: Dinner appetizers $18 to $32, main courses $28 to $78, large-format dishes $170 to $600 (for whole suckling pig).
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • Non-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
Definition of suckling
Noun
  • The school shares a 28-acre campus with Campus for Kids Learning Center, a program for infants through 4-year-old kindergarten, and the nondenominational City Church.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Each year, just over half of infants and toddlers who qualify for services do not receive them all on time.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of infant
Noun
  • Following the birth of her niece, Jing returns to Singapore for the newborn’s birthday celebration.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Sullivan added that the newborns even soothe each other if one of them is fussy.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of newborn
Noun
  • The resulting painting, inspired in part by Peter Paul Rubens’s portrait of King Philip, shows the King of Pop on horseback, in glinting gold armor, with cherubs fluttering overhead.
    Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Mar-a-Lago scene is a far cry from Vance’s upbringing Vance has been staying at a cottage on the property of the gilded club, where rooms are adorned with cherubs and intricate golden inlays.
    Jill Colvin and Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of cherub
Noun
  • Clementine seems a foundling in need of any stable influence, while in her spookily near-complete isolation (there’s no hint of contact with friends or family), Kelly-Anne could use a little basic humanizing.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Clark, a foundling, born Kal-El, famous as Superman, has lost his memory more than once and regularly comes face to face with, and sometimes fist to fist with, perverse reflections or imitations of himself.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2021
Definition of foundling
Noun
  • This means there is a two-month window after birth where neonates are at their most vulnerable.
    Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Existing studies show that loud noise can cause a stress response in neonates, but lullabies and breath sounds can help calm babies.
    Dr. Abimbola Okulaja, ABC News, 27 June 2024
Definition of neonate
Noun
  • Chopra also appeared to have played dress-up with the toddler, who in one photo clapped her hands while sporting long, press-on nails.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Most exciting metro Phoenix restaurants that opened in 2024 Billie Eilish Phoenix concert: Complete guide to Desert Diamond Arena Drive around and look at Christmas lights Gotta a toddler (or several) who's difficult to wrangle?
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of toddler
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