suckling
noun 3
Collocations
3VERB + SUCKLING
kids, she-goats, started
PREP.
from, up
ADV.
then
Definitions
noun
1
An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
2
A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
noun
1
The act of suckling.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The baby is suckling.
Tatoeba · #166305202
The babies are suckling.
Tatoeba · #166603903
In this estate whilst a goatherd named Lamon was tending his herds in the fields, he found a little child whom one of his she-goats was suckling.
Tatoeba · #621239004
The baby giraffe stood up and started suckling.
Tatoeba · #855702105
The giraffe started suckling.
Tatoeba · #855702406
The baby giraffe is suckling.
Tatoeba · #8557025Usage Notes
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