suckle

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English - English
To nurse; to suck
A teat
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast

They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. Landor.

{v} to nurse at the breast, to bring up
give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
When a mother suckles her baby, she feeds it by letting it suck milk from her breast. A young woman suckling a baby is one of life's most natural and delightful scenes. = breastfeed
suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily
When a baby suckles, it sucks milk from its mother's breast. As the baby suckles, a further supply of milk is generated. = breastfeed
suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"
{f} nourish with milk from the breast or udder, nurse; drink milk from the breast or udder, breastfeed
suckler
An animal that has not yet been weaned
suckler
Any animal that suckles its young; a mammal
suckling
Present participle of suckle
suckling
A young mammal which isn't weaned yet
suckling
{n} one who is fed by the pap, a nursling
suckled
(of an infant) breast-fed
suckled
past of suckle
suckler
An animal that suckles its young; a mammal
suckles
third-person singular of suckle
suckling
A young horse (fowl) that still suckles milk from its mother, a dam
suckling
A small kind of yellow clover (Trifolium filiforme) common in Southern Europe
suckling
{i} infant or young animal that is not yet weaned
suckling
A young mammal which isnt weaned yet
suckling
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
suckling
A young child or animal nursed at the breast
suckling
an infant considered in relation to its nurse
suckling
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast a young mammal that has not been weaned English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
suckling
a young human or animal still taking milk from its mother (suck). In mammals, the drawing of milk into the mouth from the nipple of a mammary gland. In human beings, it is referred to as nursing or breast-feeding. The word also denotes an animal that has not yet been weaned that is, whose access to milk has not yet been withdrawn, a process that gradually accustoms the young to accept an adult diet
suckling
English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
suckling
a young mammal that has not been weaned
suckle

    Hyphenation

    suck·le

    Turkish pronunciation

    sʌkıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsəkəl/ /ˈsʌkəl/

    Etymology

    [ 's&-k&l ] (verb.) 14th century. First attested 1408, perhaps a causative form of Middle English suken (“to suck”), or a back-formation from suckling (though this word is attested only from c. 1440).
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