téter — meaning in English

English meaning

• suck verb To draw liquid or air into the mouth using the lips and tongue.
• suckle verb To feed a baby or young animal with milk from a breast or udder.

Senses

téter is used for these senses in English:

• suck (transitive) To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk. [from 11th c.]
• suckle (transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.

suck — full definition

1. verb To draw liquid or air into the mouth using the lips and tongue.
2. verb To draw something in a particular direction, as if by suction.
3. verb To be very bad or unpleasant.

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