suckling
Plural: sucklings
Noun
- A young mammal that is still feeding on its mother's milk.
- English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
- an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- a young mammal that has not been weaned
- feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
- 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.
- The act of suckling.
Verb
- suck milk from the mother's breasts
- "the infant was suckling happily"
- give suck to
- present participle and gerund of suckle
Examples
- He saw his opponent as a SUCKLING in Words With Friends, easily outmaneuvered.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English sukling, sukeling, sokeling, equivalent to suck + -ling. Cognate with Middle Dutch sogelinc (“suckling”), Dutch zuigeling (“suckling”), German Säugling (“suckling”).
Synonyms
breastfeed, give suck, lactate, lactation, nurse, nurseling, nursling, Sir John Suckling, suck, suckle, wet-nurse
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
suckling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsuckling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
suckling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary