suckling

Meanings

Noun

• An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
• A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.

Verb

• Present participle of suckle

Origin

• From Middle English sukling, sukeling, sokeling, equivalent to suck + -ling. Cognate with Middle Dutch sogelinc ("suckling"), Dutch zuigeling ("suckling"), German Säugling ("suckling").
• From suckle + -ing.