Definition of suckle Suckle
/sʌˈkʌl/ - [sukul] - suck•le
We found 10 definitions of suckle from 5 different sources.
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What does suckle mean?
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| suckle - suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily" | ||
| eat, feed eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" | ||
| suckle - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" | ||
| breastfeed, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck | ||
| bottlefeed feed (infants) with a bottle | ||
| feed, give introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- suckle (n.)
A teat. - suckle (v. t.)
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. - suckle (v. i.)
To nurse; to suck.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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suckle
suk′l, v.t. to give suck to: to nurse at the breast.—n. Suck′ler, a mammal that suckles its young, a suckling.—n.pl. Suck′lers, red clover.—n. Suck′ling, a young child or animal being nursed at the breast.—adj. sucking. [Dim. of suck.]
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🔤- suckle, verb, present, 1st person singular of suckle (infinitive).
- suckle, verb (infinitive).
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