suckling
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English sukling, sukeling, sokeling, equivalent to suck + -ling. Cognate with Middle Dutch sogelinc (“suckling”), Dutch zuigeling (“suckling”), German Säugling (“suckling”).
Noun edit
suckling (plural sucklings)
- An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
- A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
Related terms edit
- -ling
- suck
- sucker
- suckling calf
- suckling clover
- suckling pig
- sucking reflex
- suckle
- suckler (suckler cow)
Translations edit
infant that is still breastfeeding
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young mammal which isn't weaned yet
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Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
suckling
- present participle and gerund of suckle
Noun edit
suckling (plural sucklings)
- The act of suckling.
References edit
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967