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Noun
S:
(n)
Suckling
,
Sir John Suckling
(English poet and courtier (1609-1642))
S:
(n)
nursling
,
nurseling
,
suckling
(an infant considered in relation to its nurse)
S:
(n)
suckling
(a young mammal that has not been weaned)
S:
(n)
suckling
,
lactation
(feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast)
Verb
S:
(v)
suckle
(suck milk from the mother's breasts)
"the infant was suckling happily"
S:
(v)
breastfeed
,
suckle
,
suck
,
nurse
,
wet-nurse
,
lactate
,
give suck
(give suck to)
"The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"