name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
suckling
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noun
Meaning 2
An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
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noun
Meaning 3
A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
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noun
Meaning 4
The act of suckling.
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of suckle
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 6
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
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Synonyms: lactation
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Broader terms: feeding, alimentation
noun
Meaning 7
a young mammal that has not been weaned
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Broader terms: young mammal
noun
Meaning 8
an infant considered in relation to its nurse
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Synonyms: nursling, nurseling
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Broader terms: baby, babe, infant
noun
Meaning 9
English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
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Synonyms: Sir John Suckling
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Broader terms: courtier, poet
History
Etymology
Nickname from the noun suckling, perhaps for weak or baby-faced person.
From Middle English sukling, sukeling, sokeling, equivalent to suck + -ling. Cognate with Middle Dutch sogelinc (“suckling”), Dutch zuigeling (“suckling”), German Säugling (“suckling”).
From suckle + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: رَضِيع (raḍīʕ) — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Armenian: ծծկեր (ccker) — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Bashkir: имсәк бала (imsək bala) — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Bulgarian: кърмаче (kǎrmače) — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Catalan: nodrissó — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Czech: kojenec — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Dutch: zuigeling — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Finnish: imeväinen — infant that is still breastfeeding
- French: nourrisson — infant that is still breastfeeding
- German: Säugling — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Ingrian: rintalaps — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Latin: lactens — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Macedonian: до́енче (dóenče) — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Macedonian: цицалче (cicalče) — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Polish: osesek — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Russian: младе́нец (mladénec) — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Russian: ребёнок (rebjónok) — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Russian: грудно́й (grudnój) — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Slovak: dojča — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Spanish: lactante — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Swedish: dibarn — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Volapük: sügäb — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Volapük: hisügäb — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Volapük: jisügäb — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Volapük: sugäb — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Yiddish: זויגלינג (zoygling) — infant that is still breastfeeding
- Bulgarian: сукалче (sukalče) — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Catalan: nodrissó — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- French: nourrisson — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- German: Milchkalb — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- German: Spanferkel (piglet) — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Macedonian: цицалче (cicalče) — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Romanian: sugar — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Russian: сосуно́к (sosunók) — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Russian: сосу́н (sosún) — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Spanish: mamantón — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Volapük: sügäb — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Volapük: hisügäb — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Volapük: jisügäb — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Volapük: sugäb — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Volapük: sugabubül — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Volapük: sugajipül — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Volapük: (piglet) sugasvinül — young mammal which isn't weaned yet
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