bantling

noun

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  1. infant
  2. newborn
  3. moppet
  4. youngling
  5. neonate
  6. weanling
  7. nestling
  8. toddler
Noun
  • Their eldest, Nevada Alexander, died of infant death syndrome (SIDS) at 10 weeks old.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Prior to this developmental point, infants interestingly have no sense of self and perceive themselves as part of their caregiver.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of infant
Noun
  • About one in five newborns in the U.S. start on formula, providing a crucial source of nutrition in an infant's first months of life.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The discharge position targeted a vote on the Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution, co-led by Representative Brittany Pettersen, who recently needed to travel with her newborn for votes.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of newborn
Noun
  • The Girl with the Needle portrays that girl as a blonde moppet named Erena (Avo Knox Martin) to whom Karoline becomes a surrogate mother.
    — Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • So sometimes Poppa’s House wants to focus on different generational views on child-rearing, since Junior and Nina have a pair of cute moppets.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of moppet
Noun
  • And indeed, during the relatively short time AI agents are in use by younglings, tragic cases have already emerged.
    — Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Not much further though…unless some of the younglings play outstanding.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
Definition of youngling
Noun
  • Most sightings of whale shark neonates come from accidental encounters — fisheries bycatch, strandings, or occasional lucky observations by divers or fishers.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Despite the underlying cause, the management of a sick neonate follows a consistent approach.
    — Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of neonate
Noun
  • The striped dolphin was a female weanling (newly independent from its mother) that stranded freshly deceased on Hampton Beach.
    — Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers.
    — Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Definition of weanling
Noun
  • The last eaglet of the nestlings emerged from its shell and could be seen early Saturday morning.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
  • If birds have already started to nest on your property, wait a few weeks for the nestlings to fledge.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Definition of nestling
Noun
  • Fact checked by Sarah Scott One mom's hack for getting a toddler to fold their laundry is mostly receiving praise in the comments on her Instagram post.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Charlotte's first-ever curtsy came as a toddler on the runway at Chopin Airport, in Warsaw, Poland, on July 19, 2017.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of toddler
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