suckling

English Thesaurus

1. feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast (noun.act)

hypernym	:	alimentation, feeding,
definition	:	the act of supplying food and nourishment (noun.act)

2. a young mammal that has not been weaned (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	young mammal,
definition	:	any immature mammal (noun.animal)

3. an infant considered in relation to its nurse (noun.person)

hypernym	:	babe, baby, infant,
definition	:	a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk (noun.person)

4. English poet and courtier (1609-1642) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	courtier,
definition	:	an attendant at the court of a sovereign (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	poet,
definition	:	a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) (noun.person)

5. feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast (noun.act)

derivation	:	breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse,
definition	:	give suck to (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse,
definition	:	give suck to (verb.consumption)