Hypertext Webster Gateway: "suckle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Suckle \Suc"kle\, n.
A teat. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector,
looked not lovelier. --Shak.
They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. --Landor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. i.
To nurse; to suck. [R.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
suckle
v 1: suck milk from the mother's breasts; of infants and baby
mammals
2: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot
nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed},
{suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {lactate}, {give suck}]
[ant: {bottlefeed}]
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