suckle[verb]Synonyms: nurse, breast-feed, nourish
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
suck‧le /ˈsʌk
əl/
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 lamb2. [intransitive] if a baby or young animal suckles, it sucks milk from a breast ⇒
breast-feed,
nurse [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲