suckled

past tense of suckle
as in nursed
to give milk to from the breast the image of a mother suckling her babe is a standard artistic symbol of maternal love and nurturing

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“Suckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suckled. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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