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Meaning of 'suckle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Suckle [ n.]
- A teat.
2 . Suckle [ v. i.]
- To nurse; to suck.
3 . Suckle [ v. t.]
- To give suck to; to nurse at the breast.

Meaning of 'suckle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . suckle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- suck milk from the mother's breasts
Example in sentence:
  • the infant was suckling happily
Meaning (2):
- give suck to
Example in sentence:
  • The wetnurse suckled the infant;
  • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places

Nearby Words:

succade succedane succedanea succedaneous succedaneum succeed succeedant succeeded succeeder succeeding

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