noun
suckling
noun
1
A baby or young animal that is still feeding on its mother's milk.
"The farmer kept the sucklings and their mothers in a separate pen."
"As a suckling, the infant needed feeding every few hours."
How to Use Suckling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA baby or baby animal that hasn't been weaned yet.
Common pairings
a suckling infant
a suckling pig
Word Forms
sucklings plural, sucklings plural, Sucklings plural
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Etymology
From Middle English sukeling, built from suck plus -ling (a suffix marking someone or something young or small). Related to German Säugling and Dutch zuigeling, which mean the same thing.