| VERB | consumption | suckle | suck milk from the mother's breasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| consumption | suckle, breastfeed, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck | give suck to |
| Sounds | sah'kahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | suck milk from the mother's breasts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | The animals suckle | |
| Entails | drink, imbibe | take in liquids / liquids |
| Broader | feed, eat | take in food |
| Spanish | mamar | |
| Catalan | mamar | |
| Meaning | give suck to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The wetnurse suckled the infant" | |
| Synonyms | breastfeed, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck | |
| 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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