suckling
noun
an infant or a young animal that is not yet weaned.
suckling
1 American
[suhk-ling]
/ ˈsʌk lɪŋ /
noun
Suckling
2
American
[suhk-ling]
/ ˈsʌk lɪŋ /
noun
suckling
1
British
/ ˈsʌklɪŋ /
noun
-
an infant or young animal that is still taking milk from the mother
-
a very young child
Suckling
2
British
/ ˈsʌklɪŋ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of suckling
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at suck, -ling 1
Example Sentences
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We’re prescribed to order cochinillo asado, the roasted suckling pig in the book, and sopa de ajo, garlic soup just for fun.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 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
The other half, whose data patterns were abnormal, and whom the algorithms identified as needing a frenotomy, did benefit from the operation with much improved suckling behavior after the surgery.
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
I will never forget Romulus suckling the Tiber.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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
A few years later she married the center’s founder, Kierán Suckling; the two split up in 2010 but continue to work together.
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
Her ex-husband, Keirán Suckling, is its founding director.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2020
Suckling the babe, she, too, lay down in the corn.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
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