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Advertisement Advertisement Supporters frame baby drop boxes as a beautiful solution for all parties involved—relinquishing parents, infants anonymously surrendered, and families who eventually adopt them.—
Time,
Time,
28 May 2025 -
Nursery night-lights work well for children who are afraid of the dark and people who need to get up in the middle of the night with their tired infant.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Also, newborns rely on maternal antibodies from the vaccine to protect them.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Signs of a successful feeding routine include: Your newborn is nursing often.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
26 May 2025
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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
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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
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And, the younglings can come along, safe and secure, in child safety seats finished in the same Pasha fabric.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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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
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The warmer climate may also be beneficial for baby whales—called neonates—with poor temperature regulation.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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To understand where these births might be happening, researchers examined whether neonate sightings were associated with specific environmental conditions.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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White sharks gather near rookeries for a buffet as weanlings begin heading out to sea.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
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Below, Canada geese and pintail ducks lead the kayak away from their nestlings, paddling almost effortlessly 30 yards ahead, then beating the water furiously to become airborne.—
Alann B. Steen,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2025
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Unlike its larger counterparts that may feel unwieldy within the confines of the hallowed relish tray, the little forks are just the right size for daintily placing in small bowls of various pickled delights, from okra to onions, or nestling alongside the crudités.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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As the antivenom began its work, Reed was airlifted to Phoenix Children's Hospital, where her medical team focused on correcting the toddler's plummeting oxygen levels due to the venom, The Arizona Republic reported.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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In January, a 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following a knife attack in the German city of Aschaffenburg in which two people were killed, including a toddler.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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“Bantling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantling. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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