sucklings
Babies at breast
Sucklings are young mammals still nursing from their mother.
The word appears most often in the biblical phrase out of the mouths of babes and sucklings, suggesting that wisdom sometimes comes from the youngest and most innocent.
A suckling pig is one young enough to still be nursing, prized for tender meat.
Lactation-based infant nourishment
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- latchDoor-securing catch
feed · weaning · nipple · maternal · bonding · nourish · nurture · motherhood
Soft or sore
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- helplessUnable to act independently
dependent · fragile · pure · gentle · cherubic · precious · sweet · newborn
breastfeeding
Lactation-based infant nourishment
latch · feed · weaning · nipple · maternal · bonding · nourish · nurture · motherhood · wet nurse
tender
Soft or sore
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
helpless · dependent · fragile · pure · gentle · cherubic · precious · sweet · newborn · infancy
piglets
Young swine offspring
foals · litter · weanlings · offspring · dam · sow · ewe · doe · mare · udder
roast
Dry-heat cooking method
tender · delicacy · feast · banquet · stuffed · glazed · celebratory
sucklingsadults
Fully mature individuals
grown-ups · elders · grownups · full-grown · seniors
sucklingsindependents
Unaffiliated persons or entities
caregivers · nurturers · providers · mothers
- suckling pigRoasted infant swine
- roast suckling pigCooked young swine, whole