Synonyms for nursling

Most common

babe · infant · suckling

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A young child or animal being nursed.

Related words

Other spellings

nurseling

Forms

Plural

nurslings → babies, sucklings, babes, infants…

Example sentences

• babe Get in the car, babe. We're driving to Madagascar.
• infant The young woman was carrying an infant in her arms.
• suckling The baby giraffe stood up and started suckling.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

baby², babe¹

5 letters

babby

6 letters

infant²

8 letters

suckling²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby² = 2 syllables).