Synonyms for "thumbsucking"

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Related word relations

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derived from

2 entries

suckingthumb

related to

2 entries

suckthumb

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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German

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• Daumenlutschen noun (the act of sucking one's thumb)

Spanish

1 entries

• chuparse el dedo noun (the act of sucking one's thumb)

Vietnamese

1 entries

• mút tay noun (the act of sucking one's thumb)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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Thumbsucking may be used by children to console themselves.

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