(suckles, suckling, suckled)
1.
When a mother suckles her baby, she feeds it by letting it suck milk from her breast. (OLD-FASHIONED)
A young woman suckling a baby is one of life's most natural and delightful scenes.
= breastfeed
VERB: V n
2.
When a baby suckles, it sucks milk from its mother's breast. (FORMAL)
As the baby suckles, a further supply of milk is generated.
= breastfeed
VERB: V