Suckling (redirected from Suckling, Sir John)

Suck·ling  (sklng), Sir John 1609-1642.

English poet and courtier whose witty, unaffected works include Session of the Poets and Aglaura (both 1637).

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suck·ling  (sklng)

n.

A young mammal that has not been weaned.

adj.

Unweaned.

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[Middle English suklinge : souken, suken, to suck; see suck + -ling, one that is young; see -ling¹.]

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suckling

Noun

a baby or young animal that is still sucking milk from its mother's breast or udder

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Suckling - English poet and courtier (1609-1642) Sir John Suckling
	2.	suckling - an infant considered in relation to its nurse nurseling, nursling babe, baby, infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
	3.	suckling - a young mammal that has not been weaned young mammal - any immature mammal
	4.	suckling - feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast lactation alimentation, feeding - the act of supplying food and nourishment