Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give suck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
give -suck
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To suckle; to give milk from the breast (to).

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From give + suck (verb) (bare infinitive, though now generally felt as a noun).

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives suck (present, singular) giving suck (participle, present) gave suck (past) given suck (participle, past)

Synonyms

breastfeed suckle suck nurse wet-nurse lactate

Questions

What does give suck mean?
To suckle; to give milk from the breast (to).
Where does give suck come from?
From give + suck (verb) (bare infinitive, though now generally felt as a noun).

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