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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 (suk′liŋ)

Suckling, Sir John 1609-42; Eng. poet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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