suckling
pronunciation
How to pronounce suckling in British English:
UK [ˈsʌklɪŋ]
How to pronounce suckling in American English:
US [ˈsʌklɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- a young mammal that has not been weaned
- feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
Word Origin
- suckling (n.)
- mid-15c., "infant at the breast," from suck + diminutive suffix -ling. Similar formation in Middle Dutch sogeling, Dutch zuigeling, German Säugling. Meaning "calf or other young mammal" is from 1520s. Meaning "act of breast-feeding" is attested from 1799. Adjectival sense "not yet weaned" is from 1799.
Example
- 1. Combination of suckling pig , squid and salty goose .
- 2. Suckling is an instinct in mammals .
- 3. The second approach uses arvs to stop one very specific form of transmission : that between an infected mother and her child at birth , or during suckling .
- 4. If you enter brain development and diet composition into the equation , the time when our young stop suckling fits precisely with the pattern in other mammals .
- 5. Roasted spanish style suckling pig with peach gravy .