suckle
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugsTo give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
» She didn't suckle her daughter today.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
stillen, säugen
корми́ть гру́дьюkormítʹ grúdʹju, вска́рмливатьvskármlivatʹ
give suck to
(intransitive)To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother.
saugen
соса́ть грудьsosátʹ grudʹ
suck milk from the mother's breasts
(transitive)To nurse from (a breast, nursing mother, etc.).
Examples
10 sentencesShe didn't suckle her daughter today.
She suckled her son on the road.
The young giraffe suckled some milk from its mother.
You have suckled your babies.
His tongue suckled a lioness.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English sukelen; probably a back-formation of Middle English sukeling (“a suckFrom Middle English sukelen; probably a back-formation of Middle English sukeling (“a suckling; infant”), formally equivalent to suck + -le (frequentative suffix). See suckling.
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Forms
suckles, suckling, suckled, suckledSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle