NOUN | person | Suckling, Sir John Suckling | English poet and courtier (1609-1642) |
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person | suckling, nursling, nurseling | an infant considered in relation to its nurse | |
animal | suckling | a young mammal that has not been weaned | |
act | suckling, lactation | feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast |
Sounds | sah'klihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | English poet and courtier (1609-1642). | |
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Synonym | Sir John Suckling | |
Instance of | courtier | An attendant at the court of a sovereign |
poet | A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) |
Meaning | An infant considered in relation to its nurse. | |
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Synonyms | nursling, nurseling | |
Broader | baby, babe, infant | A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk |
Spanish | lactante, niño de pecho | |
Catalan | lactant, nodrissó |
Meaning | A young mammal that has not been weaned. | |
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Broader | young mammal | Any immature mammal |
Meaning | feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast. | |
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Synonym | lactation | |
Broader | feeding, alimentation | The act of supplying food and nourishment |
Spanish | lactancia |
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