رضع
Root entry · 29 derived lemmasThe root رضع (raḍaʿa) primarily concerns the act of suckling or nursing, both for infants and animals. It extends to concepts of feeding, nourishment, and by extension, kinship through nursing. It also carries a strong connotation of meanness, stinginess, and baseness, particularly in relation to how one obtains or shares resources.
Derived headwords
- 1.to suckle, nurseboth
The primary meaning, referring to an infant or young animal suckling milk from its mother or a wet nurse.
- 2.to suck directly from the udderclassical
Specifically referring to an animal, like a sheep or goat, drinking milk directly from the udder, often implying meanness.
- 1.he suckles, he nursesboth
Present tense of the verb 'to suckle', referring to the ongoing action of nursing.
- 1.suckling, nursingboth
The act or process of suckling or nursing.
- 2.meanness, basenessclassical
A quality of being mean, stingy, or base, often associated with the act of suckling directly from an animal's udder.
- 1.sucklings, nurslingsclassical
Plural of a suckling child or young animal.
- 1.suckling, nursingboth
One who is suckling or nursing, typically a young child or animal.
- 2.mean, stingyclassical
Describing a person who is mean or stingy, particularly one who drinks milk directly from an animal's udder.
- 1.sucklings, nurslingsclassical
Plural of a suckling child or young animal.
- 1.to suckle (oneself)classical
To suckle, often used reflexively or intransitively, like a female goat suckling herself.
- 1.to seek a wet nurseboth
To ask for or seek a woman to nurse one's child.
- 2.to ask to be nursedclassical
To request that someone nurse you.
- 1.nursing (female)both
A female who is nursing or has recently nursed a child.
- 2.having milkclassical
Describing a female animal that has milk, even if not currently nursing.
- 1.nursing (female)both
A female who is actively nursing a child.
- 1.nursing young (of bees)classical
Used metaphorically for young bees that are being fed or nursed.
- 1.nursing young (of bees)classical
Used metaphorically for young bees that are being fed or nursed.
- 1.nursing, sucklingboth
The act or state of being nursed or suckled.
- 2.fosterage, kinship by nursingboth
The relationship established through nursing, which can create familial bonds.
- 3.meanness, basenessclassical
A quality of being mean or base, derived from the act of suckling directly from an animal's udder.
- 1.nursing, sucklingboth
The act or state of being nursed or suckled.
- 2.fosterage, kinship by nursingboth
The relationship established through nursing, which can create familial bonds.
- 1.nursling, sucklingboth
A child or young animal that is being nursed.
- 2.mean personclassical
A base or stingy person, one who drinks directly from an animal's udder.
- 1.nurslings, sucklingsclassical
Plural of a child or young animal that is being nursed.
- 1.wet nurseboth
A woman employed to nurse another's child.
- 1.wet nursesclassical
Plural of a wet nurse.
- 1.nursing motherboth
A mother who is nursing her child.
- 1.nursing (animal)classical
An animal, especially a sheep, that is nursing its young.
- 1.milk teethclassical
The first set of teeth that fall out during childhood.
- 1.incisorsclassical
The two front teeth through which one drinks milk.
- 1.erupting toothclassical
Any tooth that emerges or erupts.
- 1.to be mean, stingyclassical
To act in a mean or stingy manner, often by drinking directly from an animal's udder to avoid sharing.
- 1.meannessclassical
The quality of being mean or base.
- 1.mean personclassical
A mean or stingy person.
- 1.meannessclassical
The quality of being mean or base.
- 1.to mate (bird)classical
The act of copulation in birds.
- 1.copulation (bird)classical
The act of mating in birds.