Suckle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suck milk from the mother's breasts

give suck to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈʌkəl/.

Examples

the infant was suckling happily
The wetnurse suckled the infant
You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lactate nurse wet-nurse suck breastfeed give suck

Antonyms

bottlefeed

Parts of Speech

verb	suck milk from the mother's breasts “the infant was suckling happily”
verb	give suck to “The wetnurse suckled the infant”

Word Forms

suck	noun	the act of sucking
sucker	noun	an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction
nurse	noun	a woman who is the custodian of children
nursing	noun	nourishing at the breast
nursery	noun	a child's room for a baby
lactation	noun	the period following birth during which milk is secreted

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

säugen

Milch aus den Brüsten der Mutter saugen

🇫🇷French

téter

sucer le lait des seins de la mère

🇪🇸Spanish

amamantar

chupar leche de los pechos de la madre

🇮🇹Italian

allattare

succhiare il latte dal seno della madre

🇳🇱Dutch

zogen

melk uit de borsten van de moeder zuigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

amamentar

sugar o leite dos seios da mãe

🇷🇺Russian

сосать

сосать молоко из груди матери

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दूध पिलाना

माँ के स्तनों से दूध चूसो

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তন্যপান করা

মায়ের স্তন থেকে দুধ চুষুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பாலூட்டு

தாயின் மார்பில் இருந்து பால் உறிஞ்சும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పాలిచ్చు

తల్లి రొమ్ముల నుండి పాలు పీలుస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

दूध पिणे

आईच्या स्तनातून दूध पिणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્તનપાન

માતાના સ્તનોમાંથી દૂધ ચૂસવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಲುಣಿಸು

ತಾಯಿಯ ಎದೆಯಿಂದ ಹಾಲು ಹೀರುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുലകുടിക്കുക

അമ്മയുടെ മുലകളിൽ നിന്ന് പാൽ കുടിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁੱਧ ਚੁੰਘਾਉਣਾ

ਮਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਛਾਤੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਦੁੱਧ ਚੂਸਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دودھ پلانا

ماں کی چھاتی سے دودھ چوسنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哺乳

从母亲的乳房吸奶

🇯🇵Japanese

乳を飲む

母親の胸からミルクを吸う

🇰🇷Korean

젖을 먹다

엄마 젖을 빨다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bú

hút sữa từ ngực mẹ

🇹🇭Thai

ดูดนม

ดูดนมจากอกแม่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyusu

menghisap susu dari payudara ibu

🇵🇭Filipino

pasusuhin

pagsuso ng gatas mula sa dibdib ng ina

🇲🇾Malay

menyusu

menghisap susu dari payudara ibu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يرضع

مص الحليب من ثدي الأم

🇮🇷Persian

شیر دادن

شیر را از سینه مادر بمکید

🇹🇷Turkish

emmek

annenin memesinden süt emmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִינוֹק

לינוק חלב משדי האם

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The primary meaning of 'suckle' is 'suck milk from the mother's breasts'.

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