Parenting And Childcare Terms

verb to feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast or udder

• The newborn calf will instinctively suckle from its mother for nourishment.
• The baby is starting to suckle on his bottle all by himself.
• She suckled on that milkshake like there was no tomorrow.
• The small business had to suckle on loans to survive during the economic downturn.

noun a generation of people, typically in their thirties or forties, responsible for bringing up their own children and for the care of their aging parents

• The sandwich generation refers to middle-aged individuals who are simultaneously caring for their aging parents and their own children.
• I feel like I'm part of the sandwich generation, always juggling between taking care of my parents and my kids.
• Being in the sandwich generation is tough, man. It's like you're always stuck in the middle.
• Balancing the needs of both my parents and my children feels like being squished in the middle of a sandwich.