to suckle
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5.5
- verb
- /ˈsʌkəl/
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amamantar
- Windy carefully cradled the suckling baby to her, took a step forward, and then almost turned to stone.
- suckle a baby
- mother suckles
- suckle the twins
So the baby's trying to like suckle milk and it's baby rhino squeak.
- So the baby's trying to like suckle milk and it's baby rhino squeak.
- They come out, they suckle at your breast, your voice, the way you look at them.
Examples
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In the wild, wolf pups suckle until they are old enough to eat solid food.
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That wolf found them and she suckled them on her milk.
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When the baby starts to suckle, melt does not come out immediately.
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And it's, uh, its cub is trying to suckle at it, you know?
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One mother may suckle the other's offspring while the other mother is "at work" foraging.
Academic text (2009) -
A little girl led me to the Hebrew woman Yochabel, that the child might be suckled by his true mother.
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The women often had babies slung across a hip or suckling from an open shirtfront.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the orb of light of a single candle, Nanon lay abed, suckling a tiny jet-black infant.
Fiction book (2000) -
The mother cat gently suckled her kittens, providing them with the nourishment they needed.
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During her first few weeks, the baby deer was often found suckling close to its mother.
Synonyms
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2.5
To feed a baby or young animal with milk from its mother
54
2.3
To feed a baby with your milk
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2.6
Give a baby milk directly from the mother's breast
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6.2
To produce and give milk to a baby or young animal
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9.8
To feed a baby or young animal from the breast
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word suckle comes from the simple verb suck, which means 'to take into the mouth'. So to suckle is to feed or be fed with milk from the breast or udder, just like a baby or a young animal does.