suckle
verb- [transitive] suckle somebody/something
(of a woman or female animal )妇女或雌兽 to feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast or udder 给…喂奶;给…哺乳 a cow suckling her calves 给小牛喂奶的母牛 - (old-fashioned)
a mother suckling a baby 给婴儿哺乳的母亲
- [intransitive]
(of a baby or young animal )婴儿或幼兽 to drink milk from its mother’s breast or udder 吸奶;吃奶 The young of some mammals continue to suckle for years. 一些哺乳动物的幼仔继续吮吸多年。
Word Originlate Middle English: probably a back-formation from suckling.