Meanings
suckling1
plural sucklings
- A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
suckling2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of suckle
Suckling3
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
suckling · noun
- Middle Englishsukling
- Englishsuckling
From Middle English sukling, sukeling, sokeling, equivalent to suck + -ling. Cognate with Middle Dutch sogelinc (“suckling”), Dutch zuigeling (“suckling”), German Säugling (“suckling”).
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Suckling · proper noun
Nickname from the noun suckling, perhaps for weak or baby-faced person.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رَضِيع
- رَضِيع (raḍīʕ)infant that is still breastfeeding
Bulgarian кърмаче, сукалче
- кърмаче (kărmače)infant that is still breastfeeding
- сукалче (sukalče)young mammal which isn't weaned yet
Catalan nodrissó, nodrissó
- nodrissóinfant that is still breastfeeding
- nodrissóyoung mammal which isn't weaned yet
Czech kojenec
- kojenecinfant that is still breastfeeding
Dutch zuigeling
- zuigelinginfant that is still breastfeeding
Finnish imeväinen
- imeväineninfant that is still breastfeeding
French nourrisson, nourrisson
- nourrissoninfant that is still breastfeeding
- nourrissonyoung mammal which isn't weaned yet
German Säugling, Milchkalb
- Säuglinginfant that is still breastfeeding
- Milchkalbyoung mammal which isn't weaned yet
- Spanferkel (piglet)young mammal which isn't weaned yet
Italian lattante, lattonzolo
- lattanteinfant that is still breastfeeding
- lattonzoloyoung mammal which isn't weaned yet
Latin lactens
- lactensinfant that is still breastfeeding
Polish osesek
- osesekinfant that is still breastfeeding
Romanian sugar
- sugaryoung mammal which isn't weaned yet
Russian младе́нец, ребёнок
- младе́нец (mladénec)infant that is still breastfeeding
- ребёнок (rebjónok)infant that is still breastfeeding
- грудно́й (grudnój)infant that is still breastfeeding
- сосуно́к (sosunók)young mammal which isn't weaned yet
- сосу́н (sosún)young mammal which isn't weaned yet
Slovak dojča
- dojčainfant that is still breastfeeding
Spanish lactante, mamantón
- lactanteinfant that is still breastfeeding
- mamantónyoung mammal which isn't weaned yet
Swedish dibarn
- dibarninfant that is still breastfeeding
Yiddish זויגלינג
- זויגלינג (zoygling)infant that is still breastfeeding
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
suckling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suckling
“suckling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suckling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suckling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suckling.
Source: suckling on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.