"suckling" in the noun sense
1. Suckling, Sir John Suckling
English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
2. nursling, nurseling, suckling
an infant considered in relation to its nurse
3. suckling
a young mammal that has not been weaned
4. suckling, lactation
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
"suckling" in the verb sense
1. suckle
suck milk from the mother's breasts
"the infant was suckling happily"
2. breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
give suck to
"The wetnurse suckled the infant"
"You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
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