suckling

n.
A young mammal that has not been weaned.

adj.
Unweaned.

[Middle English suklinge : souken, suken, to suck; see suck + -ling, one that is young; see -ling¹.]

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The nursing of the young by the dam; the young animal so nursed.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: an infant considered in relation to its nurse
  Synonyms: nursling, nurseling

Meaning #2: a young mammal that has not been weaned

Meaning #3: feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
  Synonym: lactation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pattebarn
adj. - patte-

Nederlands (Dutch)
zuigeling

Français (French)
n. - enfant au sein, allaitement
adj. - à la mamelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Säugling
adj. - Säuglings...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βυζανιάρικο, βυζασταρούδι

Italiano (Italian)
poppante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lactente (m)

Русский (Russian)
грудной ребенок, сосунок, неискушенный человек

Español (Spanish)
n. - niño de pecho
adj. - lactante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dibarn, diande unge, spenabarn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
乳儿, 乳臭未干的小子, 哺乳的, 初出茅庐的, 尚未断奶的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 乳兒, 乳臭未乾的小子
adj. - 哺乳的, 初出茅廬的, 尚未斷奶的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 젖먹이, 어린 짐승, 풋내기
adj. - 젖먹는, 풋내기인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 乳児, 哺乳子, 青二才
adj. - ひどく幼い, まだ乳離れしない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رضيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תינוק, גור‬
adj. - ‮יונק‬

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