suckle
v.
nourish with milk from the breast or udder, nurse; drink milk from the breast or udder, breastfeed
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is the feeding of an
infant or young
child with
milk from a woman's
breasts. Babies have a
sucking reflex that enables them to suck and milk.With few exceptions, human
breast milk is the best source of
nourishment for human infants. However, experts disagree about how long to breastfeed to gain the greatest benefit, and how much more risk is involved in using artificial formulas.A mother may breastfeed her infant, or another infant, e.g., as a
wet nurse. Women may also express their milk for their babies or to help feed other infants. While there are conflicting studies about the relative value of artificial feeding, it is acknowledged to be inferior to breastfeeding for both full term and
premature infants. In many countries including developed countries, artificial feeding is associated with more deaths from diarrhoea in infants.
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suckle
Verb
1. suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"
(hypernym) feed, eat
(entail) drink, imbibe
2. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
(synonym) breastfeed, bottle-feed, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
(hypernym) feed, give
(verb-group) suck
Suckle
(v. t.)
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast.
(v. i.)
To nurse; to suck.
(n.)
A teat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Suckle
To see the young taking suckle, denotes contentment and favorable conditions for success is unfolding to you.
See Nursing.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project