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View synonyms for suckle
suckle
[ suhk-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
, suck·led, suck·ling.
- to nurse at the breast or udder.
- to nourish or bring up.
- to put to suck.
verb (used without object)
, suck·led, suck·ling.
- to suck at the breast or udder.
suckle
/ ˈsʌkəl /
verb
- to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or (of a baby, etc) to suck milk from the breast
- tr to bring up; nurture
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Derived Forms
- ˈsuckler, noun
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Other Words From
- un·suckled adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of suckle1
C15: probably back formation from suckling
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Example Sentences
It is Ma who suggests to Rose of Sharon that she suckle a starving man.
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When they suckle their young, they take them in their paws, and present the breast to them like a woman.
From Project Gutenberg
Men cannot give birth to a child, nor can they suckle a child; they can only procreate children, or become fathers.
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Man belongs to the highest class of vertebrates, the Mammals, which produce living young and suckle them.
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He cautiously pulled back a branch of the honey-suckle, and looked through.
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In consumption, all efforts to suckle are frequently equally fatal to the mother and child.
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