mid-15c., "infant at the breast," from suck + diminutive suffix -ling. Similar formation in Middle Dutch sogeling, Dutch zuigeling, German Säugling. Meaning "calf or other young mammal" is from 1520s. Meaning "act of breast-feeding" is attested from 1799. Adjectival sense "not yet weaned" is from 1799.
实用例句
1. a cow suckling her calves
给小牛吃奶的母牛
来自《权威词典》
2. We watched the cow suckling her calves.
我们看了奶牛如何给小牛喂奶.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Suckling is an instinct in mammals.
哺乳是哺乳动物的本能.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. A young woman suckling a baby is one of life's most natural and delightful scenes.
年轻女性哺育婴儿是生命中最自然、最令人愉悦的一幕。
来自柯林斯例句
5. From birth to age child psychology is called Suckling period.
