[syn: suckling, lactation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Suckling \Suck"ling\, n. [OE. sokeling. See Suck, v. t.]
1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast.
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2. A small kind of yellow clover (Trifolium filiforme)
common in Southern Europe.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suckled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Suckling.] [Freq. of suck.]
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. --Addison.
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The breasts of Hecuba
When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier.
--Shak.
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They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. --Landor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Suckling
n 1: English poet and courtier (1609-1642) [syn: Suckling,
Sir John Suckling]
2: an infant considered in relation to its nurse [syn:
nursling, nurseling, suckling]
3: a young mammal that has not been weaned
4: feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast [syn:
suckling, lactation]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "suckling":
babe, baby, baby bunting, bambino, incubator baby, infant,
little angel, little darling, mewling infant, neonate, nursling,
papoose, preemie, premature baby, preschooler, puling infant,
toddler, weanling, yearling