SUCKLE


Meaning of SUCKLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsə-kəl ]

verb

( suck·led ; suck·ling -k(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: Middle English suklen, probably back-formation from suklyng

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to give milk to from the breast or udder

a mother suckling her child

b. : to nurture as if by giving milk from the breast

was suckled on pulp magazines

2. : to draw milk from the breast or udder of

lambs suckling the ewes

intransitive verb

: to draw milk from the breast or udder

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.