| Main Entry: | nursling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | baby |
Synonyms: |
angelface, babe, bairn, bambino, bundle, bundle of joy, buttercup, button, cherub, chick, child, crawler, deduction, dividend, dumpling, infant, kid, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, neonate, newborn, nipper, papoose, preemie, suckling, tad, toddler, tot, write-off, youngster |
| Main Entry: | baby |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | infant |
Synonyms: |
angelface, babe, bairn, bambino, bundle, buttercup, button, cherub, chick, child, crawler, deduction, dividend, dumpling, kid, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, newborn, nipper, nursling, papoose, preemie, suckling, tad, toddler, tot, write-off, youngster |
Antonyms: |
adolescent, adult |
| Main Entry: | child |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very young person |
Synonyms: |
adolescent, anklebiter, babe, baby, bairn, bambino, brat, cherub, chick, cub, descendant, dickens, imp, infant, innocent, issue, juvenile, kid, kiddie, lamb, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, minor, mite, moppet, neonate, nestling, newborn, nipper, nursling, offspring, preteen, progeny, pubescent, shaver, small fry, sprout, squirt, stripling, suckling, tadpole, teen, teenager, teenybopper, toddler, tot, tyke, urchin, whippersnapper, young one, youngster, youth |
Antonyms: |
adult |
| Main Entry: | newborn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | infant |
Synonyms: |
babe, baby, bairn, bambino, bantling, bundle, child, kid, little one, neonate, nursling, small child, suckling, tot |
| Main Entry: | nurture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feed, care for |
Synonyms: |
back, bolster, bring up, cherish, cultivate, develop, discipline, educate, foster, instruct, nourish, nurse, nursle, provide, raise, rear, school, support, sustain, tend, train, uphold |
| Notes: | cherish means to be fond of, be attached to, while nurture means to bring up, help develop, help grow, or provide with nourishment |
Antonyms: |
deprive, ignore, neglect, starve |
| Main Entry: | yearling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suckling |
Synonyms: |
nursling, weanling |
| Main Entry: | milquetoast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | baby |
Synonyms: |
angelface, babe, bairn, bambino, boy, bundle, buttercup, button, cherub, chick, child, crawler, deduction, dividend, dumpling, kid, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, milksop, mollycoddle, newborn, nipper, nursling, papoose, preemie, suckling, tad, toddler, tot, weakling, write-off, youngster |
| Main Entry: | neonate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | baby |
Synonyms: |
angelface, babe, bairn, bambino, bundle, bundle of joy, buttercup, button, cherub, chick, child, crawler, deduction, dividend, dumpling, infant, kid, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, newborn, nipper, nursling, papoose, preemie, suckling, tad, toddler, tot, write-off, youngster |
| Main Entry: | tot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | child |
Synonyms: |
adolescent, anklebiter, babe, baby*, bairn, bambino, brat, bud, cherub, chick, cub, descendant, dickens, imp, infant, innocent, issue, juvenile, kid, kiddie, lamb, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, minor, mite, moppet, neonate, nestling, newborn, nipper, nursling, offspring, preteen, progeny, pubescent, shaver, small fry, sprout, squirt, stripling, suckling, tadpole, teen, teenager, teenybopper, toddler, tyke, urchin, whippersnapper, young one, youngster, youth |