1. past tense and past participle of suckle; fed (a baby or young animal) with milk from the breast or udder

Examples

• The mother suckled her newborn baby.
• The mare suckled her foal in the pasture.
• She suckled the infant for six months.
• The puppies were suckled by their mother until they were old enough for solid food.
• In many cultures, babies are traditionally suckled for the first year of life.
• The orphaned lamb was suckled by a surrogate mother.