Suckle
11suckle — 1. To nurse; to feed by milk from the breast. 2. To suck; to draw sustenance from the breast. * * * suck·le sək əl vt, suck·led; suck·ling (ə )liŋ 1) to give milk to from the breast or udder <a mother suckling her child> 2) …
12suckle — Synonyms and related words: aliment, aspirate, bib, booze, breast feed, breathe in, care for, cherish, coddle, cosset, cradle, cultivate, drain the cup, draw in, drink, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, dry nurse, fatten, fatten up, feed,… …
13suckle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. give suck, nurse, nurture; wet nurse, breast feed. See food. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. nurse, nurture, nourish; see sustain 2 …
14suckle — suck|le [ˈsʌkəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from suckling] 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 →↑breast feed …
15suckle — 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 …
16suckle — [[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.… …
17suckle — suck·le || sÊŒkl v. nourish with milk from the breast or udder, nurse; drink milk from the breast or udder, breastfeed …
18suckle — 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 …
19suckle — v. a. Nurse, give suck to, feed at the breast …
20suckle — 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) …
