suckling

From Middle English sukling, sukeling, sokeling, equivalent to suck +‎ -ling. Cognate with Middle Dutch sogelinc (“suckling”), Dutch zuigeling (“suckling”), German Säugling (“suckling”).

suckling (plural sucklings)

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.

From suckle +‎ -ing.

suckling

1. present participle and gerund of suckle

suckling (plural sucklings)

1. The act of suckling.

• “suckling” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.

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