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as in nursing
to give milk to from the breast
the image of a mother suckling her babe is a standard artistic symbol of maternal love and nurturing
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Recent Examples of suckling
Lela London, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
On Father’s Day starting at 2 p.m., the afternoon will be one big party at the Beacon Hill property, full of yard games, live reggae, slow-roasted suckling pig, baby back ribs, craft cocktails, Cajun swordfish, and bourbon-marinated steak tips.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Those people under him are suckling on his piggly-wiggly titties.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Another night might be built around Balinese-style suckling pig with turmeric rice, aubergine stir-fried with chilli, and banana doughnuts rolled in coconut curd and cinnamon sugar.
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The pups have the epicurean delight of suckling one of the highest fat-content milks in the animal kingdom.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for suckling
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At just 18 months old, he was cast as baby Toby in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, after the filmmaker asked the Frouds, who were already working on the film, if their infant could step into the role.—
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Two-month-old Muhammad Wissam Abu Harbid died Saturday due to the extreme cold, Palestinian health officials said, bringing the total number of infant deaths from the cold since the beginning of winter to four.—
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Hodges and his fellow CDU 42 officers stayed in the Capitol Crypt until late that night, sitting cross-legged and leaning against columns, nursing their wounds.—
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One possibility is if the pups start developing teeth and nursing the puppies is too painful.—
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Then, abruptly, back to lightness, was a video showing a newborn’s heartwarming first encounter with the family dog.—
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Peter was driving when their car collided with the one carrying Carrie and her own newborn.—
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There were grim meetings with every male foundling who landed on the streets or showed up at city hospitals.—
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But Mufasa's welcome is no kinder than the reception Dickens doled out to the foundlings scattered throughout his novels.—
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Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.—
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The scientists also found several neonates and newborns in the area, Pardo-Pérez tells Flora Lichtman of Science Friday, which suggests that the site served as a nursery for the prehistoric animals.—
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Out went the restrained décor of previous administrations; in came gilt cherubs, Rococo mirrors, and medallions gleaming with theatrical flair.—
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Trump has also made significant decorative changes to the Oval Office, incorporating gold accents, cherubs and other ornate touches, and has installed large flagpoles to display American flags on both the north and south lawns.—
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“Suckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suckling. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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