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Meaning of give suck | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

archaic

Equivalents

Galego aleitar

Examples

“Wo be in those dayes to them that are with chylde, and to them that geve sucke.”
“"She brought forth the earth from her belly. She gave suck. The earth brought forth woman and the woman brought forth the first man out of her belly."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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