'Suckling' definitions:
Definition of 'Suckling'
From: WordNet
noun
English poet and courtier (1609-1642) [syn: Suckling, Sir John Suckling]
noun
noun
A young mammal that has not been weaned
noun
Feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast [syn: suckling, lactation]
Definition of 'Suckling'
From: GCIDE
- Suckling \Suck"ling\, n. [OE. sokeling. See Suck, v. t.]
- 1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A small kind of yellow clover (Trifolium filiforme) common in Southern Europe. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Suckling'
From: GCIDE
- Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Suckling.] [Freq. of suck.] To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'suckling'
From: Moby Thesaurus