suckle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary suckle (third-person singular simple present suckles, present participle suckling, simple past and past participle suckled) (transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs (intransitive) To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother
Suckle - definition of suckle by The Free Dictionary To cause or allow to take milk at the breast or teat; nurse: a mare suckling her foal b To take milk from (the mother, a breast, or a teat): a baby suckling its mother's breast 2 To take in as sustenance; have as nourishment: suckled courage from her strong mother 3
Suckling | Definition, Breastfeeding, Weaning | Britannica Suckling is the method by which newborn mammals are nourished Suckling may last only 10–12 days, as in some rodents, or up to two years, as in the walrus Milk composition may alter during the growth period, relative to the changing nutritional needs of the developing young