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suckling Definition

suck·ling (-liŋ)

noun

an unweaned child or young animal

Etymology: ME sokelynge: see suck & -ling

Suckling Definition

Suck·ling (sukliŋ)

Suckling, Sir John 1609-42; Eng. poet

suckling Synonyms

suckling

n.

infant, babe, chick; see baby 1.

suckling Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • serve: In all, a total clearance of 45 cows and heifers served and/or suckling averaged a very healthy £ 2387.

Modifies a noun

  • pig: Outside there is a line of 5 open fires where suckling pigs are being slow roasted.
  • bout: In what percentage of the suckling bouts did allosuckling occur?
  • calf: The milk is sucked into the clusters in an action similar to the suckling calf 's.
  • lamb: The lesions of orf are painful and cause much distress, particularly to ewes and suckling lambs.
  • infant: Thus, milk is then made available to a suckling infant.
  • period: The antibody levels to the specific antigens were investigated over the course of the suckling period.

Noun used with modifier

  • roast: The entrées were cod in a lemon sauce or roast suckling pig in its own juices: again we split evenly in our choices.
  • and/or: In all, a total clearance of 45 cows and heifers served and/or suckling averaged a very healthy £ 2387.

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