SUCKLE


Meaning of SUCKLE in English

suck ‧ le /ˈsʌk ə l/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from suckling ]

1 . [transitive] to feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast:

a sheep suckling her lamb

2 . [intransitive] if a baby or young animal suckles, it sucks milk from a breast ⇨ breast-feed , nurse

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.