suckling

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English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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.
Translations

Etymology 2

From suckle +‎ -ing.

Verb

suckling

  1. present participle and gerund of suckle

Noun

suckling (plural sucklings)

  1. The act of suckling.

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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