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1 suckle
(of a woman or female animal) to give milk from the breasts or teats to (a baby or young). amme, gi brystdieverb \/ˈsʌkl\/1) die, patte2) amme, gi brystbe sucked få bryst
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suckle — ► VERB ▪ (with reference to a baby or young animal) feed from the breast or teat. DERIVATIVES suckler noun … English terms dictionary
suckle — verb /sʌ.kəl/ a) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. b) To nurse; to suck. They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. Landor … Wiktionary
suckle — verb (suckled; suckling) Etymology: Middle English suklen, probably back formation from suklyng Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to give milk to from the breast or udder < a mother suckling her child > b. to nurture as if by giving milk… … New Collegiate Dictionary
suckle — verb (with reference to a baby or young animal) feed from the breast or teat. Derivatives suckler noun Origin ME: prob. a back form. from suckling … English new terms dictionary
suckle — verb 1 (T) to feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast: a sheep suckling her lamb 2 (I) if a baby or young animal suckles, it sucks milk from a breast compare breastfeed, nurse 2 (6) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
suckle — verb the lioness sucked her cubs Syn: breast feed, feed, nurse … Thesaurus of popular words
suckle — UK [ˈsʌk(ə)l] / US verb Word forms suckle : present tense I/you/we/they suckle he/she/it suckles present participle suckling past tense suckled past participle suckled old fashioned a) [transitive] to feed a baby or young animal with milk from a… … English dictionary
suckle — [c]/ˈsʌkəl / (say sukuhl) verb (suckled, suckling) –verb (t) 1. to nurse at the breast. 2. to nourish or bring up. 3. to put to suck. –verb (i) 4. to suck at the breast. {frequentative of suck} …
suckle — [[t]sʌ̱k(ə)l[/t]] suckles, suckling, suckled 1) VERB When a mother suckles her baby, she feeds it by letting it suck milk from her breast. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n] A young woman suckling a baby is one of life s most natural and delightful scenes.… … English dictionary
suckle — suck|le [ sʌkl ] verb transitive OLD FASHIONED to feed a baby or young animal with milk from a breast or UDDER a. intransitive TECHNICAL if a baby or young animal suckles, it sucks milk from a breast or UDDER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suckler — suckle ► VERB ▪ (with reference to a baby or young animal) feed from the breast or teat. DERIVATIVES suckler noun … English terms dictionary