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Suckling

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌklɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsʌklɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(suk′ling)

From the verb suckle: (⇒ conjugate)
suckling is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Suckling /ˈsʌklɪŋ/ n
  1. Sir John. 1609–42, English Cavalier poet and dramatist
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
suck•ling /ˈsʌklɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Developmental Biologyan infant or young animal not yet weaned.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
suck•le /ˈsʌkəl/USA pronunciation   v., -led, -ling. 
  1. Animal Behaviorto (cause to or provide the means to) nurse at the breast or udder: [no object]The newborn colt suckled at its mother's udder.[~ + object]to suckle a baby.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
suck•ling  (suk′ling),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Developmental Biologyan infant or a young animal that is not yet weaned.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English; see suck, -ling1

Suck•ling  (suk′ling),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
suck•le  (suk′əl),USA pronunciation v., -led, -ling. 
v.t. 
  1. Animal Behaviorto nurse at the breast or udder.
  2. to nourish or bring up.
  3. Animal Behaviorto put to suck.

v.i. 
  1. Animal Behaviorto suck at the breast or udder.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English sucklen; see suck, -le

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suckling /ˈsʌklɪŋ/ n
  1. an infant or young animal that is still taking milk from the mother
  2. a very young child
Etymology: 15th Century: see suck, -ling1; related to Middle Dutch sūgeling, Middle High German sōgelinc
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suckle /ˈsʌkəl/ vb
  1. to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or (of a baby, etc) to suck milk from the breast
  2. (transitive) to bring up; nurture
Etymology: 15th Century: probably back formation from sucklingˈsuckler n
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