suckle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb suck milk from the mother's breasts
    • the infant was suckling happily
  2. verb give suck to
    wet-nurse; breastfeed; give suck; lactate; suck; nurse.
    • The wetnurse suckled the infant
    • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places

WordNet

Suc"kle noun
Definitions
  1. A teat. Obs. Sir T. Herbert.
Suc"kle transitive verb
Etymology
Freq. of suck.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Suckled ; present participle & verbal noun Suckling
Definitions
  1. To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. Addison.
    The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. Shak.
    They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. Landor.
Suc"kle intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To nurse; to suck. R.

Webster 1913