Suckle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌk.əl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Suckle is a noun meaning An act of suckling.
Meaning
An act of suckling.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
- (intransitive) To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother.
- (transitive) To nurse from (a breast, nursing mother, etc.).
- (obsolete) A teat.
Example Sentences
A relief of a goat suckling her young.
Buz attempted to suckle his left nipple.
The baby was having a suckle at its mother's breast.
Let us indulge them; they are not weak, suckled by Wisdom, taught to walk by Virtue.
Word Forms
- suckles
- suckling
- suckled
Synonyms for suckle
Depending on context, synonyms include suck, nurse, lactate, breastfeed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include breastfeed, lactate, suck, nurse, honey, succ.
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