Analysis Complete

suckle

/ suckle /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
suck milk from the mother''s breasts
"the infant was suckling happily"
Type of:
feed eat
Entails:
drink imbibe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
give suck to
"The wetnurse suckled the infant"
"You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
Opposites:
bottlefeed
Type of:
feed give
Derived:
lactation suckling nanny nursemaid nurse
Verb group:
suck
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
28%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

feed eat give bottlefeed