suckling

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

suck·ling [suckling sucklings] BrE [ˈsʌklɪŋ] NAmE [ˈsʌklɪŋ] noun (old-fashioned)
a baby or young animal that is still drinking milk from its mother
see out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) at ↑mouth _n.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from the verb ↑suck + ↑-ling.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  lactation, nursling, nurseling, Suckling, Sir John Suckling