suckling

[ suhk-ling ]
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noun
  1. an infant or a young animal that is not yet weaned.

Origin of suckling

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at suck, -ling1

Words Nearby suckling

Other definitions for Suckling (2 of 2)

Suckling
[ suhk-ling ]

noun
  1. Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.

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How to use suckling in a sentence

  • They included both William Davenant, a godson of Shakespeare and Sir John suckling, the inventor of the card game cribbage.

    The Best of Brit Lit | Peter Stothard | July 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • There is also a big demand for whole porcelets and suckling pigs, for the same reason.

    The Queen of Foie Gras | David Lincoln Ross | December 29, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • He'll have a good place, I bet any money; and Bob suckling, who's always with them—a high fellow, too.

    A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 | William Makepeace Thackeray
  • When he got on board, Captain suckling was not in the ship, nor had any person been apprised of the boy's coming.

  • Until the young one is weaned, its habitat is evidently in the water as we never saw an adult suckling its offspring.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • Amongst these we may distinguish some women suckling their children, and men presenting offerings to them.

  • And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den.

British Dictionary definitions for suckling (1 of 2)

suckling

/ (ˈsʌklɪŋ) /


noun
  1. an infant or young animal that is still taking milk from the mother

  2. a very young child

Origin of suckling

1
C15: see suck, -ling 1; related to Middle Dutch sūgeling, Middle High German sōgelinc

British Dictionary definitions for Suckling (2 of 2)

Suckling

/ (ˈsʌklɪŋ) /


noun
  1. Sir John. 1609–42, English Cavalier poet and dramatist

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