rooting reflex

Noun rooting reflex has 1 sense

• rooting reflex(n = noun.act) - reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek;
is a kind of inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex