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noun

suckling

noun
1
A baby or young animal that is still feeding on its mother's milk.
"The farmer kept the sucklings and their mothers in a separate pen."
"As a suckling, the infant needed feeding every few hours."

How to Use Suckling

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA baby or baby animal that hasn't been weaned yet.

Common pairings
a suckling infant a suckling pig

Word Forms

sucklings plural, sucklings plural, Sucklings plural

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Etymology

From Middle English sukeling, built from suck plus -ling (a suffix marking someone or something young or small). Related to German Säugling and Dutch zuigeling, which mean the same thing.

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