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   Suck·le

   /ˈsək(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. feed (a baby or young animal) from the breast or teat: "a mother pig suckling a huge litter"
   • ▪ (of a baby or young animal) feed by sucking the breast or teat: "the infant's biological need to suckle"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably a back-formation from suckling.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › suckleSuckle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SUCKLE is to give milk to from the breast or udder. How to use suckle in a sentence.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › suckleSUCKLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Suckle definition: to nurse at the breast or udder.. See examples of SUCKLE used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUCKLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SUCKLE definition: 1. to feed a baby, especially a baby animal, with milk from the organ in the mother that produces…. Learn more.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › suckleSuckle - definition of suckle by The Free Dictionary

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   To take milk from (the mother, a breast, or a teat): a baby suckling its mother's breast. 2. To take in as sustenance; have as nourishment: suckled courage from her strong mother. 3. To nourish as if with the milk of the breast; nurture: suckled on video games and comic books. v.intr. To suck at the breast or teat.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsuckle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of suckle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySUCKLE definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

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   1. transitive verb. When a mother suckles her baby, she feeds it by letting it suck milk from her breast. [old-fashioned] A young woman suckling a baby is one of life's most natural and delightful scenes. 2. intransitive verb.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › suckleSuckle Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   To bring up; rear; foster. Webster's New World. To suck at the breast or udder. Webster's New World. To take in as sustenance; have as nourishment. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (1) Synonyms: nourish. nurture. nurse. lactate. wet-nurse. give-suck. suck. breastfeed. noun. (obsolete) A teat.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › suckleSuckle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of suckle. verb. suck milk from the mother's breasts. “the infant was suckling happily”. see more. verb. give suck to. “The wetnurse suckled the infant”. synonyms: breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, wet-nurse.

10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › sucklesuckle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Aug 9, 2024 · suckle (third-person singular simple present suckles, present participle suckling, simple past and past participle suckled) ( transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs. ( intransitive) To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › suckle_vsuckle, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb suckle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.