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Definition: Suckling |
SucklingNoun1. English poet and courtier (1609-1642). 2. An infant considered in relation to its nurse. 3. A young mammal that has not been weaned. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Suckling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Etymology: Suckling \Suck"ling\, noun. [Old English sokeling. See Suck, transitive verb]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Medicine | Child under the age of 12 months. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: SucklingSynonyms: nurseling (n), nursling (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: babying (medicine, statistics), breast-fed (medicinemedicine, statisticsbiology & biotechnology). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Infant | Noun: infant, babe, baby, babe in arms; nurseling, suckling, yearling, weanling; papoose, bambino; kid; vagitus. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Suckling |
| English words defined with "Suckling": Lactant ♦ oral phase, oral stage ♦ To bring up by hand. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Suckling": CHEF DE FROID ♦ LAMBER ♦ Mermaids ♦ Trypanosoma lewisi. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Sweet maiden of the spit, grant now my boon, that I might sup on suckling pig this noon. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) | |
Clever | It is expectation makes blessings dear. Heaven were not heaven if we know what it were. (references; author: Suckling) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Suckling Pigs (1899) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Theater & Movies | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Baby seal taking time out from suckling to pose for photographer. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Maybe somebody wants to buy a little suckling pig, hey?. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Sir John Suckling. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Suckling | It is expectation makes blessings dear. Heaven were not heaven if we know what it were. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| "Suckling" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 39.68% of the time. "Suckling" is used about 63 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 39.68% | 25 | 69,787 |
| Noun (singular) | 38.1% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Noun (proper) | 22.22% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Total | 100.00% | 63 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "Suckling": Sir John Suckling ♦ suckling pig ♦ suckling reflex ♦ suckling sow. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "Suckling": blood-suckling. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
suckling | 25 |
suckling pig | 23 |
breast suckling | 10 |
pig roast suckling | 8 |
sir john suckling | 7 |
suckling tit | 7 |
cat suckling | 4 |
airway suckling | 3 |
john suckling | 3 |
pig recipe suckling | 2 |
adult suckling | 2 |
pig recipe roast suckling | 2 |
husband suckling | 2 |
story suckling | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Suckling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | këlysh mëndak, foshnjë gjiri (nurseling, nursling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | رضاعة (suck, suckle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сукалче, кърмаче (nurseling, nursling, sucking child). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 幼儿. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | kojenec (nurse child, nursling, sucker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | spædbarn (baby), diegivning, brystbarn (baby, breast-fed child, breast-fed infant, infant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zuigeling (baby, breast-fed child, breast-fed infant, infant), het zogen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | imeväinen (infant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | nourrisson, allaitement (suckle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Säugling (babe in arms, baby, infant, nurseling, nursling), säugend (lactating, nursing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βρέφοσ (babe, baby, infant, nursling), βρέφος που θηλάζει (baby, breast-fed child, breast-fed infant, infant), βρέφος (infant), βρεφικός θηλασμός (breast-fed infant), νήπιο ηλικίας μικρότερης του ενός έτους (baby, breast-fed child, breast-fed infant, infant), μικρό που θηλάζει, θηλάζον βρέφος (baby, breast-fed child, breast-fed infant, infant), θηλάζο βρέφοσ, θηλάζο νεογνόν ζώου, θηλασμός (breast feeding, breast-fed infant, lactation, milk secretion, nursing, suction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תי וק (babe, baby, child, infant, moppet, nursling, tot), שאיב" (absorption, deriving, drawing, drawing of water, pumping), עולל (baby, infant, nurseling), " ק" (breast feeding, nursing, suckle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szoptatás (breast feeding, lactation, nursing, suck), szopós állat (sucker), csecsemő (baby, child at the breast, infant, nurseling, nursling, sucking child). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | penyusuan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | lattante (baby, nursling, unweaned). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 授乳 (nursing), "育 (lactation, nursing, nurturing, rearing), "乳 (lactation, mammal), 保育 (lactation, nursing, nurturing, rearing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ほにゅう (lactation, mammal), ほいく (lactation, nursing, nurturing, rearing), じゅにゅう (nursing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lhiannoo er y cheeagh, lheiy jiole. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ucklingsay aleitamento (breast-feeding). (various references) sugaci (baby, child, nurseling, sucker), lactaţie (lactation), alãptat (nurse), alãptare (lactation, nursing), începãtor (a, abecedarian, apprentice, beginner, beginning, cadet, fledgeling, novice, raw hand, tenderfoot, tiro, tyro). (various references) грудной ребенок (nurseling), младенец (baby, child, infant). (various references) naoidhean (an infant, babe, infant). (various references) sisanče, odojče (infant, nurse child, nurseling, nursling). (various references) mamón (idiot, mammon, sucker), lactante (nursling), lactacion (lactation, milk secretion). (various references) spenabarn, digivning, dibarn (nurseling, nursling, sucking child, sucking-child). (various references) ลูกอ่อนหรือทารกที่ยังไม่หย่านมแม่. (various references) süt kuzusu (sucker), süt bebeği, meme emen bebek. (various references) сисунець (sucker), немовля (babe, baby, nurseling, nursling), недосвідчена людина. (various references) sự cho bú đứa bé còn bú. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | lactatio. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | nutritia. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 11, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai paidion nhpion epi trwglhn aspidwn kai epi koithn ekgonwn aspidwn thn ceira epibalei |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et delectabitur infans ab ubere super foramine aspidis et in caverna reguli qui ablactatus fuerit manum suam mittet |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the faunt, `or a soukande childe, shal deliten of the tete vp on the hole of the eddere, and in the caue of the kokatrice that shal be taken awei fro sok, `or wenyd, he shal putte his hond. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the den of the basilisk. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the child at the breast will be playing by the hole of the snake, and the older child will put his hand on the bright eye of the poison-snake. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 11, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga bata nga masuso magadula sa lungag sa sawa, ug ang bata nga linutas mokuot sa langub sa halas nga bahion. |
| Chinese | 喫 奶 的 孩 子 必 玩 耍 在 虺 蛇 的 洞 口 、 斷 奶 的 嬰 ' 必 按 手 在 ' 蛇 的 穴 上 。 |
| Croatian | Nad rupom gujinom igrat æe se dojenèe, sisanèe æe ruku zavlaèiti u leglo zmijinje. |
| Danish | den spæde skal lege ved Øglens Hul, den afvante række sin Hånd til Giftslangens Rede. |
| Dutch | En een zoogkind zal zich vermaken over het hol van een adder; en een gespeend kind zal zijn hand uitsteken in de kuil van den basilisk. |
| Finnish | Imeväinen leikittelee kyykäärmeen kololla, ja vieroitettu kurottaa kätensä myrkkyliskon luolaan. |
| French | Le nourrisson s`ébattra sur l`antre de la vipère, Et l`enfant sevré mettra sa main dans la caverne du basilic. |
| German | Und ein Säugling wird seine Lust haben am Loch der Otter, und ein Entwöhnter wird seine Hand stecken in die Höhle des Basilisken. |
| Haitian Creole | Ti bebe nan tete va jwe devan twou koulèv. Timoun fèk sevre va lonje men yo nan bouch twou sèpan san anyen p'ap rive yo. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Bahkan seorang bayi takkan cedera bila bermain dekat ular berbisa. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Pada masa itu anak penyusu akan bermain dengan lobang ular biludak, dan kanak-kanak yang baharu lepas susu itu akan masukkan tangannya ke dalam lobang ular tedung. |
| Italian | Il lattante si trastuller sulla buca dell'aspide; il bambino metter la mano nel covo di serpenti velenosi. |
| Maori | Ka takaro hoki te tamaiti ngote u i runga i te rua o te ahipi, a ka pa atu te ringa o te tamaiti kua whakamutua te kai u ki te nohoanga o te neke. |
| Norwegian | Diebarnet skal leke ved huggormens hule, og over basiliskens hull skal det avvente barn rekke ut sin hånd. |
| Portuguese | A criança de peito brincará sobre a toca da áspide, e a desmamada meterá a sua mão na cova do basilisco. |
| Rumanian | pruncul de ykyq se va juca la gura bortei nqpkrcii, wi copilul knyqrcat va bqga mkna kn vizunia basilicului. |
| Spanish | Un niño de pecho jugará sobre el agujero de la cobra, y el recién destetado extenderá su mano sobre el escondrijo de la víbora. |
| Swedish | Ett spenabarn skall leka invid en huggorms hål och ett avvant barn sträcka ut sin hand efter basiliskens öga. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Suckling": sucklings. (additional references) | |
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"Suckling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sucklings. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Suckling" (pronounced su"kling) |
| 5 | -u" k l i ng | buckling, chuckling, duckling. |
| 4 | -k l i ng | chronicling, crackling, heckling, inkling, pickling, rankling, sparkling, sprinkling, strickling, swashbuckling, tackling, trickling, weakling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, ambling, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burgling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, surveilling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: sculking. | |
| Words within the letters "c-g-i-k-l-n-s-u" | |
-1 letter: lucking, sucking, sulking. | |
-2 letters: clings, clinks, cluing, clunks, lungis, sluing. | |
-3 letters: cling, clink, clung, clunk, cuing, ginks, gucks, gunks, iglus, incus, kilns, kings, licks, lings, links, lucks, lungi, lungs, lunks, nicks, sculk, slick, sling, slink, slung, slunk, snick, snuck, suing, sulci, using. | |
-4 letters: cigs, cusk, gink, gins, gnus, guck, guls, gunk, guns, iglu, ilks. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-g-i-k-l-n-s-u" | |
+1 letter: caulkings, ducklings, sucklings. | |
+3 letters: glucokinase, outslicking, unshackling. | |
+4 letters: blockbusting, bloodsucking, bluestocking, glucokinases. | |
+5 letters: blockbustings, bluestockings, laughingstock, swashbuckling. | |
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