| VERB | consumption | give suck, breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate | give suck to |
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| Meaning | give suck to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate | |
| Entailed by | wean, ablactate | gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk |
| Broader | feed, give | Give food to |
| Opposite | bottlefeed | feed (infants) with a bottle |
| Similar to | suck | Draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth |
| Spanish | amamantar, dar de mamar, lactar | |
| Catalan | alletar | |
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