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Synonyms for suckling

Most common

babe infant nursling lactation

All synonyms

Noun

1. Infant

baby, babby US, infant, babe, nursling

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.

Related words

Word family
suck sucker suckle

Forms

Plural
sucklings → babies, infants, babes, nurslings…

Example sentences

  • babe Get in the car, babe. We're driving to Madagascar.
  • infant The young woman was carrying an infant in her arms.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sucklingfalling
baberising
infantsteady
nurslingrising
lactationfalling

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

By length

4 letters
baby2, babe1
5 letters
babby
6 letters
infant2
8 letters
nursling
9 letters
lactation3
10 letters
breastling

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