To suckle (young); in Old English also absol.

transitive. To suckle (a child, etc.). In early use also intransitive. Now rare.

transitive. To breastfeed (a young child or animal), to suckle; to nurse or rear by this means. Also (occasionally) intransitive. Obsolete.

transitive. To give suck to; to nurse (a child) at the breast.

transitive. To feed with milk; to suckle.

transitive. To suckle.

transitive. Of a woman: to breastfeed (a baby or young child). Also: to look after, take charge of, or be a nurse to (a young child or children). Cf…

transitive. To give suck to, suckle. Obsolete.

(See quots.)

transitive. Of a woman: to feed (a baby or young child) with milk from the breast. Cf. bottle-feed, v. 2.