Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun suckling

4 senses of suckling

Sense 1
Suckling, Sir John Suckling -- (English poet and courtier (1609-1642))
       INSTANCE OF=> poet -- (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
       INSTANCE OF=> courtier -- (an attendant at the court of a sovereign)

Sense 2
nursling, nurseling, suckling -- (an infant considered in relation to its nurse)
       => baby, babe, infant -- (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different")

Sense 3
suckling -- (a young mammal that has not been weaned)
       => young mammal -- (any immature mammal)

Sense 4
suckling, lactation -- (feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast)
       => feeding, alimentation -- (the act of supplying food and nourishment)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb suckle

2 senses of suckle

Sense 1
suckle -- (suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily")
       => feed, eat -- (take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?")

Sense 2
breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck -- (give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places")
       => feed, give -- (give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")