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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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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

Prior studies have shown that non-nutritive suckling on a pacifier produces data that can be used to evaluate breastfeeding.

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

Run by JM Nixon and Son, the farm had 140 suckling beef cattle as well as several holiday cottages and a riding school.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023

And I’d seen eggs laid, bloody puppies wet and shimmery, calves encased in a blue bubble, slippery wet ponies thin and vulnerable, and hundreds of pink piglets suckling engorged teats.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

The farm has been running at a loss, he added, with next year's crops also not projected to earn Suckling much.

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 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

When I heard “Nature” alongside “This Departing Landscape,” a lush February release from the Scottish composer Martin Suckling, it was clear that NMC entered the pandemic with a strong production schedule already in place.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2021

Suckling, whose numbers could invite Alike to wonder and delight, And with new spirit did inspire The Thespian scene, and Delphic lyre, Is thus express’d in either part,5 Above the humble reach of Art.

From Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. by Thomas Stanley

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