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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAllattamento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: al-lat-ta-men-to
"Il vitello è in fase di allattamento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A young mammal that is still nursing from its mother.
"The mother cat was very protective of her suckling kittens." - 2
A term used to describe the act of suckling.
"The suckling of the calf was a common sight in the barn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'suckling' originates from the Old English 'sucol', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*sukōną', meaning 'to suck'. The word has evolved over centuries to refer specifically to a young mammal that is still nursing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suckling" is said worldwide
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Tétée
Transliteration: teh-tay
"Le veau était en train de téter sa mère."
Säugling
Transliteration: zoyg-ling
"Der Säugling schläft friedlich in seinem Bett."
Allattamento
Transliteration: al-lat-ta-men-to
"Il vitello è in fase di allattamento."
Lactante
Transliteration: lac-tan-te
"El lactante se aferra al pecho de su madre."
Lactente
Transliteration: lac-ten-te
"O lactente estava mamando tranquilamente."
नवजात
Transliteration: navjaat
"नवजात शिशु अपनी माँ का दूध पी रहा है।"
哺乳
Transliteration: bǔrǔ
"小牛正在哺乳。"
젖먹이
Transliteration: jeotmeogi
"젖먹이가 어머니의 젖을 먹고 있다."
授乳
Transliteration: junyu
"赤ちゃんは母乳を飲んでいます。"
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