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suckle

/ˈsʌk.əl/

Translations

suckleverb

suckled

Past Simple

suckled

Past Participle

suckling

Gerund

/ˈsʌk.əl/

кормить грудью

The mother bear will suckle her cubs until they are strong enough to find food on their own.

Медведица будет кормить грудью своих детенышей, пока они не станут достаточно сильными, чтобы самостоятельно находить пищу.

сосать

The baby goat began to suckle from its mother shortly after birth.

Козленок начал сосать у своей матери вскоре после рождения.

Synonyms

sucklenoun

suckles

/ˈsʌk.əl/

кормление грудью

Suckle is essential for the infant's growth.

Кормление грудью необходимо для роста младенца.

Synonyms

nursling (young)

Definitions

suckleverb

To give milk to a young animal or child from the breast or udder.

The mother cat will suckle her kittens until they are old enough to eat solid food.

To nurture, sustain, or support (someone or something) in a way likened to feeding with milk.

Government subsidies continued to suckle the industry long after it should have stood on its own.

To draw milk from the breast or udder; to nurse.

The newborn foal suckled eagerly from its mother.

sucklenoun

The act or process of suckling; the giving or taking of milk at the breast or udder.

Adequate suckle in the first days is crucial for the health of piglets.

A teat or nipple of an animal's breast or udder. (dialectal)

The farmer inspected each suckle on the cow for signs of infection.