suckling
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈsʌklɪŋ/
:
lactante
- I took twenty dollars to Mr. Jackson's and bought two suckling pigs and carried them home squealing in a burlap bag.
- suckling pig
- suckling babies
Examples
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In May 2013, a highly virulent PEDV variant emerged in the United States; explosive epidemics on swine farms affected pigs of all ages, resulting in a mortality rate of up to 95% among suckling pigs (3).
Academic text (2015) -
The suckling pig.
Fiction book (2002) -
The suckling pig had just been served, with a large red apple in its mouth, when out of the blue, a member of the congregation appeared.
Fiction book (2002) -
Is now revealed to the babes and the sucklings.
Blog text (31) -
Suckling pig.
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She said, "Lisa, why don't you go over to Mr. Jackson's and buy us a suckling pig?"
Fiction book (1997) -
Father with his relatives, Duduch with her sucklings, Yehiel with his father's books.
Fiction book (1994) -
The farmer raised several suckling pigs that were still nursing from their mothers.
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During the spring, the barn was filled with suckling lambs, each one relying on its mother for milk.
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She watched as the suckling calf made its way toward its mother for a feeding.
Synonyms
A young animal that drinks milk from its mother
A baby looked after and fed at the breast by a caregiver
A baby who is being fed by its mother or a person who cares for it
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
How Young
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A suckling in the baby sense comes from the same verb suckle and the root suck, which means 'to take milk with the mouth', so a suckling is 'one who sucks' — a young baby or animal still feeding on its mother's milk and not yet eating other food.