Meaning of SUCKLING
| Pronunciation: | | 'sukling, 'sukling
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- [n] feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
- [n] a young mammal that has not been weaned
- [n] an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- [n] English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
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| | Synonyms: | | lactation, nurseling, nursling, Sir John Suckling |
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| | See Also: | | alimentation, babe, baby, courtier, feeding, infant, poet, young mammal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Suck"ling\, n. [OE. sokeling. See {Suck}, v. t.]
1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast.
2. A small kind of yellow clover ({Trifolium filiforme})
common in Southern Europe.
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