suckling
哺乳期,吮吸,哺乳,吸吮
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- : an infant or a young animal that is not yet weaned.
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They included both William Davenant, a godson of Shakespeare and Sir John Suckling, the inventor of the card game cribbage.
There is also a big demand for whole porcelets and suckling pigs, for the same reason.
He'll have a good place, I bet any money; and Bob Suckling, who's always with them—a high fellow, too.
When he got on board, Captain Suckling was not in the ship, nor had any person been apprised of the boy's coming.
Until the young one is weaned, its habitat is evidently in the water as we never saw an adult suckling its offspring.
Amongst these we may distinguish some women suckling their children, and men presenting offerings to them.
And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den.