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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sook (sŏŏk),USA pronunciation n. - British Terms[Australia and New Zealand.]a timid, cowardly person, esp. a young person;
crybaby.
interj. - Dialect Terms[Midland U.S.](used to summon cows from the pasture).
- probably from earlier sense "calf reared by hand,'' perh. suck(-calf ), with spelling, spelled representing north, northern England, Scots pronunciation, pronounced of suck (but earliest cited pronunciation, pronounced of sook is (so̅o̅k)) 1890–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sook /sʊk/ n - Southwest English dialect a baby
- derogatory a coward
Etymology: perhaps from Old English sūcan to suck, influenced by Welsh swci swead tame |