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as in suckling
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as in convalescent
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Noun
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Non-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2024 -
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
Noun
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At least seven infants in Gaza died from hypothermia during Phase 1.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Arizona Boy, 10, Dies After Mountain Hike with Family on 113-Degree Day A relative performed CPR on the infant for five minutes before first responders arrived, per the medical examiner.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As politicians and policymakers insist that children are the future, many of them refuse to support the intensive caregiving required to transform newborns into functioning adults.—
Anna Mae Duane,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Still, there could be an opportunity to get a sneak peek at the newborn.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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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
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Despite the underlying cause, the management of a sick neonate follows a consistent approach.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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According to the police department, the toddler used an old cellphone that can still be used to call 911 in an emergency but has no other functional use.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Beginning then, the center will offer only two preschool classes and will no longer have classes for infants, toddlers or Pre-K ages.—
Michael Slaten,
Orange County Register,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Nursling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursling. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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