suckling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: suckling	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for suckling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Suckling n English poet and courtier (1609-1642) [syn: Suckling, Sir John Suckling] an infant considered in relation to its nurse Synonym(s): nursling, nurseling, suckling a young mammal that has not been weaned feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast Synonym(s): suckling, lactation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suckling}.] [Freq. of suck.] To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. --Addison. The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. --Shak. They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. --Landor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suckling \Suck"ling\, n. [OE. sokeling. See {Suck}, v. t.] 1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast. 2. A small kind of yellow clover ({Trifolium filiforme}) common in Southern Europe.