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   suckle

   /ˈsʌkl/

   verb

   • 1. feed (a baby or young animal) from the breast or teat: "a mother pig was suckling a huge litter"
   • ▪ (of a baby or young animal) feed by sucking the breast or teat: "the infant's biological need to suckle"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably a back-formation from suckling.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • S

     1

   • U

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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