Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. 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. --Shak.
They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. --Landor.
Suckling \Suck"ling\, n. [OE. sokeling. See {Suck}, v. t.]
1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast.
2. A small kind of yellow clover ({Trifolium filiforme})
common in Southern Europe.
Source : WordNet®
Suckling
n 1: English poet and courtier (1609-1642) [syn: {Sir John
Suckling}]
2: an infant considered in relation to its nurse [syn: {nursling},
{nurseling}]
3: a young mammal that has not been weaned
4: feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast [syn: {lactation}]