suckling

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
2. A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.

Verb

present participle and gerund of suckle

suckle

• Verb
• Noun

Zêdetir bixwîne

Hevwate

nursing

lactation

infant

babe

nursling

nurseling

baby

👶

milking

nurturing

pumping

rearing

suck

sucker

sucking

sucking child

sucking-pig

suction

wench

whelp

unweaned

lactated infant

suckling-pig

breastfed

clover

feeding

fostering

girl

👧

mammal

Werger

nourrisson

Säugen

lactancia

Spanferkel

lattante

Säugling

👶

säugend

garrí

aleitamento

allaitement

Stillen

رضاعة

zuigeling

allattamento

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: sukling

Hevwate bi Middle Dutch: sogelinc

Hevwate bi holendî: zuigeling

Hevwate bi almanî: Säugling

In summary

From Middle English sukling, sukeling, sokeling, equivalent to suck + -ling. Cognate with Middle Dutch sogelinc (“suckling”), Dutch zuigeling (“suckling”), German Säugling (“suckling”).