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Meanings of suckling in English

Portuguese
primeira infância
Catalan
lactant

An infant considered in relation to its nurse.

        primeira infância

        Feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast.

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              Examples for "lactation"
              Examples for "lactation"
              1
              Yet, the contribution of maternal physiology to lactation difficulties remains poorly understood.
              Pubmed
              2
              Insufficient maternal milk production was the most common reason for lactation cessation.
              Pubmed
              3
              For the test-day yields, 10 monthly classes of lactation days were considered.
              Pubmed
              4
              Longer lactation duration was inversely associated with NAFLD in unadjusted logistic regression.
              Pubmed
              5
              These findings may explain why caveolin-1 levels are normally down-regulated during lactation.
              Pubmed
              Usage of suckling in English
              1
              And so it did-died in its sleep while she was suckling it.
              Gudrid the Fair / A Tale of the Discovery of America
              2
              But I found a fierce and feverish delight in suckling my child.
              The Woman Thou Gavest Me; Being the Story of Mary O'Neill
              3
              But in that long suckling, deep-seated prejudice and mindless hatred were nourished.
              The Irish Times
              4
              The effects of miscarriage are far more weakening than those of suckling.
              Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children
              5
              The first man who saw her suckling it stared and jumped about.
              Gudrid the Fair / A Tale of the Discovery of America
              6
              A young woman was suckling a newborn piglet that had been orphaned.
              Conquest of the Useless
              7
              Rose smelled the warm, rich mother's milk, heard the sound of suckling.
              Rose in a storm
              8
              If you mean that I crave your suckling, then, yea, I am.
              The viking takes a knight
              9
              This is best done before parturition to secure healing before suckling begins.
              Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
              10
              There she lay after the day's work suckling her own little ones.
              Quiet Talks on Service
              11
              There are calves suckling from cows with big eyes and long lashes.
              The Irish Times
              12
              In spite of her doctor's advice she insisted on suckling her son.
              The Village Rector
              13
              Go and try it, if you want to know, you pap-sodden suckling!
              Maurice Guest
              14
              We're like a litter of suckling pigs waiting for a free tit.
              Revolutionary Road
              15
              There was suckling pig, roast goose and smoked salmon on offer too.
              The Irish Times
              16
              Dishes such as suckling pig, empanadilla and morcilla brought another Michelin star.
              The Guardian
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              Translations for suckling
              Suckling through the time
              Suckling across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common