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suckled
[
suhk
-
uh
l
]
Origin
suck·le
/
ˈsʌk
əl
/
Show Spelled
[
suhk
-
uh
l
]
Show IPA
verb,
-led,
-ling.
verb (used with object)
1.
to nurse at the breast or udder.
2.
to nourish or bring up.
3.
to put to suck.
verb (used without object)
4.
to suck at the breast or udder.
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Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
sucklen;
see
suck
,
-le
Related forms
un·suck·led,
adjective
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Word Origin & History
suckle
1408, perhaps a causative form of M.E. suken "to suck" (see
suck
), or a back-formation from
suckling
(though this word is attested only from c.1440).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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