suckle
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈsʌk.əl/us/ˈsʌk.əl/tofeedababy,especiallyababyanimal, withmilkfrom theorganin themotherthatproducesmilk, or (of ababy,especiallyababyanimal) todrinkmilkfrom themother:
给(尤指幼兽)喂奶;(尤指幼兽)吃奶,吸奶Wewatchedthecowsuckling hercalves.我们看着奶牛给小牛喂奶。
Thepuppieswent back totheirmotherto suckle.小狗跑回到狗妈妈身边去吃奶。
Synonym
breastfeed
Compare
lactatespecialized
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- housebroken
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter