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Suckling vs Luckling - What's the difference?

suckling | luckling |

As nouns the difference between suckling and luckling

is that suckling is an infant that is still being breastfed]] (being [[suckle|suckled) by its mother while luckling is one favoured by luck or fortune.

As a verb suckling

is .

suckling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An infant that is still being breastfed]] (being [[suckle, suckled) by its mother.
  • A young mammal which isn't weaned yet (such as a (foal) (baby horse) that is still being fed milk by its mother ().

    • Related terms

    * -ling * suck * sucker * suckling calf * suckling pig * sucking reflex * suckle * suckler (suckler cow)

    Verb

    (head)

    • References

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    luckling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One favoured by luck or fortune.
  • *1876 , Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher :
    • And how excessive is the conceit likely to be of the few inordinately flattered lucklings of an hour, on a single day in July last, in Saratoga!
  • *2007 , Greg Delanty, The Ship of Birth :
    • Our little lambkin, waxwing, luckling , all the cordial choir are Noah-calling you now: [...]