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Webster 1913 Edition

Suckle

Suc′kle

,
Noun.
A teat.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Herbert.

Suc′kle

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Suckled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Suckling
.]
[Freq. of
suck
.]
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast.
Addison.
The breasts of Hecuba
When she did
suckle
Hector, looked not lovelier.
Shakespeare
They are not weak,
suckled
by Wisdom.
Landor.

Suc′kle

,
Verb.
I.
To nurse; to suck.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Suckle

SUCK'LE

,
Noun.
A teat. [Not in use.]

SUCK'LE

,
Verb.
T.
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. Romulus and Remus are fabled to have been suckled by a wolf.

Definition 2024

suckle

suckle

English

Noun

suckle ‎(plural suckles)

  1. (obsolete) A teat.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir T. Herbert to this entry?)

Verb

suckle ‎(third-person singular simple present suckles, present participle suckling, simple past and past participle suckled)

  1. (transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
    • William Shakespeare
      The breasts of Hecuba / When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier.
    • Landor
      They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom.
  2. (intransitive) To nurse; to suck.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology

First attested 1408, perhaps a causative form of Middle English suken ‎(“to suck”), or a back-formation from suckling (though this word is attested only from c. 1440).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʌ.kəl/
  • Rhymes: -ʌkəl

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