Suckle

  • 21suckle — verb the lioness sucked her cubs Syn: breast feed, feed, nurse …

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  • 22suckle — v 1. nurse, give suck, breast feed, feed at the breast. 2. nurture, nourish, sustain, provide for, care for, take care of, tend; parent, foster, bring up, rear, raise …

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  • 23suckle — suck·le …

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  • 24suckle — suck•le [[t]ˈsʌk əl[/t]] v. led, ling 1) anb to nurse at the breast or udder 2) to nourish or bring up 3) anb to suck at the breast or udder • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME sucklen; see suck, le …

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  • 25suckle — [c]/ˈsʌkəl / (say sukuhl) verb (suckled, suckling) –verb (t) 1. to nurse at the breast. 2. to nourish or bring up. 3. to put to suck. –verb (i) 4. to suck at the breast. {frequentative of suck} …

  • 26suckle —    Ai waiū, omo, omo waiū.     Suckling child, keiki ai waiū, keiki omo waiū …

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  • 27suckle — v. 1 tr. a feed (young) from the breast or udder. b nourish (suckled his talent). 2 intr. feed by sucking the breast etc. Derivatives: suckler n. Etymology: ME, prob. back form. f. SUCKLING …

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  • 28honey-suckle — honˈey suckle or honˈy suckle adjective (Shakespeare, 2 Henry IV) The Hostess s blunder for ↑homicidal • • • Main Entry: ↑honey …

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  • 29hony-suckle — honˈey suckle or honˈy suckle adjective (Shakespeare, 2 Henry IV) The Hostess s blunder for ↑homicidal • • • Main Entry: ↑honey …

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  • 30Suckled — 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. [1913 Webster] The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. Shak. [1913… …

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