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Feed from the breast
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suckle
Alternative clues for the word suckle
Word definitions for suckle in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. i. To nurse; to suck. [R.]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN baby ▪ Gozitan legend says that a giantess built the temples single-handed, suckling her baby at the same time. ▪ On a bench a young woman with red hair had been suckling her baby . ▪ Once, on the dunes, she opened her ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1400, perhaps a causative or frequentative form of Middle English suken "to suck" (see suck ), but OED suggests instead a back-formation from suckling (though this word is attested only from mid-15c.). Related: Suckled ; suckling .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) A teat. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. 2 (context intransitive English) To nurse; to suck.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Suckle may refer to: Suckling, or Breastfeeding Suckle (band) , Scottish indie pop band Richard Suckle , film producer