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English verb: suckle | |||
| 1. | suckle (consumption) suck milk from the mother's breasts | ||
| Samples | The infant was suckling happily. | ||
| Examples | The animals suckle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat, feed | ||
| Entail | drink, imbibe | ||
| 2. | suckle (consumption) give suck to | ||
| Samples | The wetnurse suckled the infant. You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places. | ||
| Synonyms | breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, wet-nurse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feed, give | ||
| Verb group | suck | ||
| Antonyms | bottlefeed | ||
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