bantlings

noun

Definition of bantlingsnext
plural of bantling
as in newborns

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  1. newborn
  2. toddlers
  3. chicks
  4. juveniles
  5. youngsters
Noun
  • Even though Celeste told the woman that her boyfriend had a newborn, Ellie’s father never came back.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Cindy, introducing her newborn to followers, was shocked to see Swift commenting live.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of newborn
Noun
  • Didi, as the plaintiff is known, sued her estranged wife for custody of their two children in 2020, after her wife cut off contact and took the toddlers to live with her in Beijing.
    Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Barney, the giant, huggable dinosaur, delighted toddlers with songs and dances about love, friendship, and kindness.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of toddlers
Noun
  • Pesto is expected to start swimming with other king penguin chicks when the molting process is done.
    Dan Aulbach, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • King penguin chicks experience their first molt around 10 months old and the process can last up to six weeks, per the aquarium.
    Dan Aulbach, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of chicks
Noun
  • California parents turned their children in after the Los Angeles Police Department asked for the public’s help finding juveniles who partook in multiple flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores and fled on bicycles.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Changes in state law governing juveniles have mattered little to crime victims who draw a straight line between Gascón’s actions and street violence.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of juveniles
Noun
  • Some of the list’s youngsters, like Zuckerberg and Moskovitz, are simply just getting older.
    Samantha Kroontje, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The fifth grade teacher assigned each of her students to visit two classrooms and read campaign letters aloud to practice public speaking and persuade youngsters to vote for their candidate.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of youngsters
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