Nurse(animal)
Hi, there

I know you can say “A mother is breastfeeding/nursing her baby” But what do you say when you want an animal, like a cow, is doing the feeding. Can you use “suckle” or “nurse”? Could you say “A cow is nursing/suckling her calf”?

What about when you want to to focus on the baby/calf doing the act? Could you say “The baby was nursing/breastfeeding off(or on?) his mother” or “The calf was suckling (off) his mother”?

Thank you!

Question

Nurse(animal)
Hi, there

I know you can say “A mother is breastfeeding/nursing her baby” But what do you say when you want an animal, like a cow, is doing the feeding. Can you use “suckle” or “nurse”? Could you say “A cow is nursing/suckling her calf”?

What about when you want to to focus on the baby/calf doing the act? Could you say “The baby was nursing/breastfeeding off(or on?) his mother” or “The calf was suckling (off) his mother”?

Thank you!

Answer

Hi Hernandez,

I want to answer yes for both as they are correct and perfectly fine to use/say.  Great question and I hope this helps you out.

Answer

Yes your answers were right. The second half though I would say the baby was breastfeeding from his mother or the baby is breastfeeding from his mother if it is in present time

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