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• present participle of suckle.

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  suckling

  noun

  an infant or a young animal that is not yet weaned.
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  Suckling

  noun

  Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.

suckling

¹ American  

[suhk-ling] / ˈsʌk lɪŋ /

noun

1. an infant or a young animal that is not yet weaned.

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Suckling ² American  

[suhk-ling] / ˈsʌk lɪŋ /

noun

1. Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.

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suckling ¹ British  

/ ˈsʌklɪŋ /

noun

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

2. a very young child

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Suckling ² British  

/ ˈsʌklɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of suckling

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

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There’s only so much suckling pig and paella one could handle, so I found myself seeking the finest examples of tomato bread, city by city.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2025

But a pregnant or suckling female is especially ravenous and will continue to forage for two for up to 1 year after giving birth.

From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024

Specifically, the researchers from the University of California San Diego measured if babies are generating enough suckling strength to breastfeed and whether they are suckling in a regular pattern based on eight independent parameters.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024

In 2015, a research team from two U.S. universities tested tunes incorporating feline-centric sounds that included purring and a pulse reminiscent of suckling.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 2, 2024

"While a kitten is still a suckling, it cannot, now can it, be taken from its mother to be a pet?"

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Chris Suckling runs Woodlands Farm in Holbrook, Suffolk, and said his costs this year had risen to £40,800 from fuel and fertiliser alone.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

And despite her growing success as a novelist, she has no desire to step down from her role at the center, directed and co-founded by her former husband, Kierán Suckling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2022

Suckling described Millet as keeping the staff of the center focused on that sense of awe and wonder.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022

Suckling pig is a fabulous bar of meat, crisp in parts and soft in others, flavored with orange, oregano and thyme and garnished with minced onions and dots of avocado puree.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2021

Suckling should not be continued after the cutting of the first teeth, when the clearest indication is given, that the food which was adapted to the earliest stage of infancy ceases to be proper.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

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