Suckle Definition
sŭkəl
suckled, suckles, suckling
verb
suckled, suckles, suckling
To cause to suck at the breast or udder; nurse.
Webster's New World
To take milk at the breast or udder of.
American Heritage
To bring up; rear; foster.
Webster's New World
To suck at the breast or udder.
Webster's New World
To take in as sustenance; have as nourishment.
American Heritage
noun
(obsolete) A teat.
Wiktionary
Origin of Suckle
First attested 1408, perhaps a causative form of Middle English suken (“to suck"), or a back-formation from suckling (though this word is attested only from c. 1440).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English suclen perhaps from suklinge suckling suckling
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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