suckling
nounEtymology From suckle + -ing.
1
The act of suckling.
suckling
nounEtymology From Middle English sukling, sukeling, sokeling, equivalent to suck + -ling. Cognate with Middle Dutch sogelinc (“suckling”), Dutch zuigeling (“suckling”), German Säugling (“suckling”).
1
An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
2
A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
- Derived terms
- allosuckling
- Related terms
- -ling, suck, sucker, sucking reflex, suckle, suckler, suckling calf, suckling clover, suckling pig