Suckle
121suck — [OE] Suck is part of a widespread Indo European family of ‘suck’ words which go back to the base *seug , *seuk . This no doubt originated in imitation of the sound of sucking from the mother’s breast. Amongst its relatives are Latin sūgere (whose …
122female — [fē′māl΄] adj. [ME, altered after MALE < femelle < OFr < L femella, dim. of femina, a woman < IE base * dhē , to suck, suckle > L felare, to suck, filius, son, fetus, progeny, Gr thēlazein, to suckle, thele, nipple] 1. designating… …
123nurse — [nʉrs] n. [ME norse < OFr norice < LL nutricia < L nutricius, that suckles or nourishes < nutrix (gen. nutricis), wet nurse < nutrire, to nourish < IE * (s)neu , var. of base * (s)nā , to flow > NATANT, Sans snāuti, (she)… …
124ablactate — verb gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother s milk she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle • Syn: ↑wean • Derivationally related forms …
125wet-nurse — I noun a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else • Syn: ↑wet nurse, ↑wetnurse, ↑amah • Hypernyms: ↑nanny, ↑nursemaid, ↑nurse II …
126suckler — I. k(ə)lə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: suckle (I) + er 1. : suckling 2. : an animal that suckles its young …
127MOSES — (Heb. מֹשֶׁה; LXX, Mōusēs; Vulg. Moyses), leader, prophet, and lawgiver (set in modern chronology in the first half of the 13th century B.C.E.). Commissioned to take the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses led them from his 80th year to his death at… …
128Ablactate — Ab*lac tate, v. t. [L. ablactatus, p. p. of ablactare; ab + lactare to suckle, fr. lac milk.] To wean. [R.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] …
