How do you use Suckling in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like feeding or lactation, plus the exact meaning.
Suckling meaning
- An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
- A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
Synonyms of Suckling
Using Suckling
- The main meaning on this page is: An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother. | A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
- Useful related words include: sir john suckling, feeding, lactation, young mammal.
- In the example corpus, suckling often appears in combinations such as: suckling pig, and suckling, is suckling.
Context around Suckling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Suckling
- In this selection, "suckling" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, roast, nutritive, dragons, pig, cubs and tells stand out and add context to how "suckling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and mrs suckling live at and asado roast suckling pig a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "suckling" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with suckling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All mention both live birth and suckling. (7 words)
Lamb and suckling pig will appear among the daily rotisserie specials. (11 words)
A mother will groom her young during or after it is suckling. (12 words)
In the event, a court was not actually established until the Court Bill was passed in 1783, but even then the vested interests ensured that Suckling could still not take up his position, and the islands had a court but no judge. (42 words)
Suckling pointed out that Bundy’s cattle continue to graze on federal lands in violation of the law and argued that the decision could encourage supporters to launch new conflicts to fight for unregulated grazing, mining and logging on public lands. (41 words)
As we know, the dragons are Khaleesi’s most powerful weapons and her only true friends; recall the fire from which she emerged nude but for three lil dragons suckling at her teat. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
On viewing video clips from my trail-camera, it appears that the female – or sow – is suckling cubs.
Non-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding.
The youngster can then be seen stumbling to its feet and suckling from its mother for the first time, all within 30 minutes of being born.
As we know, the dragons are Khaleesi’s most powerful weapons and her only true friends; recall the fire from which she emerged nude but for three lil dragons suckling at her teat.
James Suckling tells us that it isn’t typically Cab Franc in style, but that it is ripe and “fullish-bodied” with moderately dry tannins.
Lamb and suckling pig will appear among the daily rotisserie specials.
Suckling pointed out that Bundy’s cattle continue to graze on federal lands in violation of the law and argued that the decision could encourage supporters to launch new conflicts to fight for unregulated grazing, mining and logging on public lands.
All mention both live birth and suckling.
Among their delicacies was the curdled milk from the stomachs of suckling buffalo calves.
A mother will groom her young during or after it is suckling.
A nursing foal is sometimes called a suckling and a foal that has been weaned is called a weanling.
At early 2011, there are confirmation that Mount Suckling project has found at least two new large highly prospective porphyry bodies at Araboro Creek and Ioleu Creek.
Castile and León main Cochinillo asado ( roast suckling pig ), a typical food of this region.
In the event, a court was not actually established until the Court Bill was passed in 1783, but even then the vested interests ensured that Suckling could still not take up his position, and the islands had a court but no judge.
Milking machines work in a way that is different from hand milking or calf suckling.
Mr and Mrs Suckling live at Maple Grove in Yorkshire, mentioned often in Mrs Elton's conversations at Highbury.
Suckling bouts tend to last 2–4 min/hr for a calf younger than a year and it continues to suckle until it reaches three years of age or older.
The female's mammary glands occupy the space between the front legs, which puts the suckling calf within reach of the female's trunk.
Traditionally, a suckling pig was purchased for the event, but in modern cochon de laits, adult pigs are used.
Voroshilov followed this retort by smashing a platter of roast suckling pig on the table.
Common combinations with suckling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- suckling pig 4×
- and suckling 3×
- is suckling 2×
- roast suckling 2×