🍼suckle

verb
/ˈsʌk.əl/

Meaning

to feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast or udder

Example Sentences

The mother cat suckled her kittens in the basket.

Synonyms

nurse, breastfeed, nourish, feed, lactate

Antonyms

wean, starve

Collocations

suckle a child, suckle the young, suckle her baby, kittens suckle

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