Etymology

suckle

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Middle English sukelen
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  1. Middle English · derived fromsukeling“a suckling; infant”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsukelen
  3. English todaysuckle

From Middle English sukelen; probably a back-formation of Middle English sukeling (“a suckling; infant”), formally equivalent to suck + -le (frequentative suffix). See suckling.

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