suckling

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suck·ling /ˈsʌklɪŋ/ noun [countable]  literaryHBHHBA a young human or animal still taking milk from its mother 乳儿；乳兽

Examples from the Corpus

suckling• While females are reproducing and suckling, males remain programmed to hunt and to defend their patch against predators.• The young are visited by the alpha female only for suckling.• Their tails wiggle furiously like suckling piglets in their effort to hold against a current many times bigger than them.• Her eyes flutter against closed lids, and her mouth opens and closes as she dreams of suckling.• If left untreated, they stop suckling and quickly get weakened.• The suckling pup may also be infected by ingestion of L3 in the milk during the first three weeks of lactation.• Kittens first purr while suckling when they are a few days old.Origin suckling (1200-1300) suck

suck·ling nounChineseSyllable  

human Corpus taking milk its young still from animal or a

suckling
suck‧ling /ˈsʌklɪŋ/ noun [countable]literary a young human or animal still taking milk from its mother

suck·lingBrE /ˈsʌklɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌklɪŋ/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned) a baby or young animal that is still drinking milk from its mother 乳儿；乳兽●out of the ˌmouths of ˈbabes (and ˈsucklings)(saying) used when a small child has just said sth that seems very wise or clever 童言有道