suckling

[US]/'sʌklɪŋ/
[UK]/'sʌklɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. infant being nursed; a young mammal that is still nursing
adj. still nursing; not yet weaned
v. to nurse; to feed with milk

Phrases & Collocations

Suckling pig

Suckling lamb

Suckling calf

Suckling duck

Suckling goat

roast suckling pig

babes and sucklings

Example Sentences

Suckling is an instinct in mammals.

a mother pig suckling a huge litter.

We watched the cow suckling her calves.

13 But Jacob replied: "As my lord can see, the children are frail.Besides, I am encumbered with the flocks and herds, which now have sucklings;if overdriven for a single day, the whole flock will die.

The suckling pig was roasted to perfection.

The mother cow was nursing her suckling calf.

Suckling on a pacifier helps soothe the baby.

The suckling lamb frolicked in the meadow.

The suckling kitten nuzzled against its mother.

The suckling piglet squealed for its mother.

The suckling baby eagerly latched onto the bottle.

The suckling ducklings followed their mother to the pond.

The suckling foal took its first wobbly steps.

The suckling pig had a hearty appetite.

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