zogen

Meaning

to breastfeed, to suckle

zuigen

  1. suck
  2. vacuum, hoover
  3. (intransitive) suckle, nurse
  4. pester
  5. (colloquial) to be bad, to suck

Synonyms

de borst geven

borstvoeding geven

borstvoeden

Frequency

34k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzoːɣ.ə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch sôgen, from Old Dutch *sōgen, from Proto-West Germanic *saugijan, from Proto-Germanic *saugijaną. A causative verb to zuigen (“to suck”).

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