ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Suckle', Synonyms of 'Suckle' & More on 'Suckle'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

suckle
    v 1: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was
         suckling happily"
    2: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot
       nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed,
       suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give
       suck] [ant: bottlefeed]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. i.
   To nurse; to suck. [R.]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Suckle \Suc"kle\, n.
   A teat. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suckled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Suckling.] [Freq. of suck.]
   To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. --Addison.
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         The breasts of Hecuba
         When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier.
                                                  --Shak.
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         They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom.    --Landor.
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Thesaurus Results for suckle:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

aliment, aspirate, bib, booze, breast-feed, breathe in, care for, cherish, coddle, cosset, cradle, cultivate, drain the cup, draw in, drink, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, dry-nurse, fatten, fatten up, feed, fondle, force-feed, foster, guzzle, imbibe, inhale, inspire, lactate, lavish care on, mother, nourish, nurse, nurture, nutrify, pamper, pledge, pull, quaff, sip, slurp, sniff, sniffle, snuff, snuff in, snuffle, spoon-feed, stuff, suck, suck in, sup, sustain, swig, swill, tipple, toast, toss down, toss off, wash down, wet-nurse

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