| suckle | (v) suck milk from the mother's breasts, Example: the infant was suckling happily |
| suckling | (n) English poet and courtier (1609-1642), Syn. Sir John Suckling |
| suckling | (n) a young mammal that has not been weaned |
| suckling | (n) feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast, Syn. lactation |
| suckling reflex | (n) reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk |
| Suckle | n. A teat. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Suckle | v. t. The breasts of Hecuba They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Suckle | v. i. To nurse; to suck. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Suckler | n. (Zool.) An animal that suckles its young; a mammal. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Suckling | n. [ OE. sokeling. See Suck, v. t. ] |