Meanings
nounthumbsucking (uncountable)
- uncountableThe act of sucking one's thumb.
Thumbsucking may be used by children to console themselves.
Origin
Translations
German Daumenlutschen
- Daumenlutschenthe act of sucking one's thumb
Spanish chuparse el dedo
- chuparse el dedothe act of sucking one's thumb
Vietnamese mút tay
- mút taythe act of sucking one's thumb
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APA
thumbsucking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbsucking
MLA
“thumbsucking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbsucking. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thumbsucking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbsucking.
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