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suckling |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suckled}; p. pr & vb n. {Suckling}.] [Freq. of suck.] To give suck to to nurse at the breast. --Addison. The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. --Shak. They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. --Landor. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Suckling \Suck"ling\, n. [OE. sokeling See {Suck}, v. t.] 1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast. 2. A small kind of yellow clover ({Trifolium filiforme}) common in Southern Europe. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: suckling n 1: an infant consider in relation to its nurse [syn: {nursling}, {nurseling}] 2: a young mammal that has not been weaned
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