suckling
2
5.4
- noun
- /ˈsʌklɪŋ/
:
lactancia
- The baby seemed to develop a distinct personality within minutes of his birth, and with his first suckling, Amalia was hooked.
- suckling babe
Examples
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Another eight months of nursing by Bina is needed to emanate Yesod, the masculine element of creation, and it takes a further eight months of suckling to emanate Malkhut, the feminine component of creation.
Academic text (1990) -
She was settled there, serene as a suckling lamb.
Fiction book (1993) -
After several suckling bouts on one side, the mother may guide the calf to the other side of her body.
Academic text (1992) -
The mother cat watched her suckling kittens as they latched onto her for milk.
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During the early weeks, a suckling infant needs regular feedings throughout the day.
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The farmer noticed that the suckling piglets were growing stronger each day.
Synonyms
69
2.0
Feeding a baby with milk directly from the mother's breast
24
1.8
Feeding a baby with milk from a mother's breast
Compounds
3
6.6
A very young pig that still drinks its mother's milk, often cooked whole for roasting
- Specialized
An automatic movement in newborn animals like human babies that makes them find the mother's nipple and take milk
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word suckling comes from the verb suckle, which in turn comes from the simple word suck meaning 'to take milk with the mouth', so suckling describes the act of feeding a baby by sucking at the breast.