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
  • The oldest, Caffè Tommaseo, was founded in 1830 as a series of jewel-box rooms adorned with sculpted cherubs and red velvet seating.
    Taras Grescoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of cherub
Noun
  • But Mufasa's welcome is no kinder than the reception Dickens doled out to the foundlings scattered throughout his novels.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • 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
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
  • The flip side Many thanks to Publix for repeating their holiday commercial with the toddler in the high chair and the little white dog.
    Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At 6 feet 2, Samuel makes the other interns look like toddlers.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of toddler
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