suckling

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
20
Letters
8

Definition of suckling

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
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noun

  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.
  3. The act of suckling.

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of suckle

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Etymology

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

Anagrams of suckling

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