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Detailed Synonyms for suckling in English

suckling:

suckling [the ~] noun

  1. the suckling
    – feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast 1
    the suckling; the lactation
    – feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast 1
  2. the suckling
    – a young mammal that has not been weaned 1
    the suckling
    – a young mammal that has not been weaned 1
  3. the suckling
    – an infant considered in relation to its nurse 1
    the suckling; the nursling; the nurseling
    – an infant considered in relation to its nurse 1

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Related Definitions for "suckling":

  1. feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast1
  2. a young mammal that has not been weaned1
  3. an infant considered in relation to its nurse1

suckle:

to suckle verb (suckles, suckled, suckling)

  1. to suckle
    to suckle; to nurse; to breastfeed a baby
    • suckle verb (suckles, suckled, suckling)
    • nurse verb (nurses, nursed, nursing)
    • breastfeed a baby verb (breastfeeds a baby, breastfed a baby, breastfeeding a baby)
  2. to suckle
    – give suck to 1
    to suck; to nurse; to suckle; wet-nurse; to breastfeed; lactate; give suck
    – give suck to 1
    • suck verb (sucks, sucked, sucking)
    • nurse verb (nurses, nursed, nursing)
      • The wetnurse suckled the infant1
      • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places1
    • suckle verb (suckles, suckled, suckling)
      • The wetnurse suckled the infant1
    • wet-nurse verb
    • breastfeed verb (breastfeeds, breastfeeded, breastfeeding)
    • lactate verb
    • give suck verb
  3. to suckle
    – suck milk from the mother's breasts 1
    to suckle
    – suck milk from the mother's breasts 1
    • suckle verb (suckles, suckled, suckling)
      • the infant was suckling happily1

Conjugations for suckle:

present
  1. suckle
  2. suckle
  3. suckles
  4. suckle
  5. suckle
  6. suckle
simple past
  1. suckled
  2. suckled
  3. suckled
  4. suckled
  5. suckled
  6. suckled
present perfect
  1. have suckled
  2. have suckled
  3. has suckled
  4. have suckled
  5. have suckled
  6. have suckled
past continuous
  1. was suckling
  2. were suckling
  3. was suckling
  4. were suckling
  5. were suckling
  6. were suckling
future
  1. shall suckle
  2. will suckle
  3. will suckle
  4. shall suckle
  5. will suckle
  6. will suckle
continuous present
  1. am suckling
  2. are suckling
  3. is suckling
  4. are suckling
  5. are suckling
  6. are suckling
subjunctive
  1. be suckled
  2. be suckled
  3. be suckled
  4. be suckled
  5. be suckled
  6. be suckled
diverse
  1. suckle!
  2. let's suckle!
  3. suckled
  4. suckling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "suckle":

  1. give suck to1
    • The wetnurse suckled the infant1
  2. suck milk from the mother's breasts1
    • the infant was suckling happily1

Related Synonyms for suckling