suckling的词源

英文词源

suckling (n.)

mid-15c., "infant at the breast," from suck + diminutive suffix -ling. Similar formation in Middle Dutch sogeling, Dutch zuigeling, German Säugling. Meaning "calf or other young mammal" is from 1520s. Meaning "act of breast-feeding" is attested from 1799. Adjectival sense "not yet weaned" is from 1799.

中文词源

suckling：乳儿，乳兽

suck,吮吸，吸食，-ling,小词后缀。引申词义乳儿，乳兽等。 sucrose 蔗糖

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