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breastfeeding

breastfeeding

69 2.0
Feeding a baby with milk directly from the mother's breast
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɛstˌfiːdɪŋ/
translation icon : lactancia materna
  • For working women, pumping and breastfeeding during work are associated with a longer duration of breastfeeding.
  • exclusive breastfeeding
  • continue breastfeeding
  • duration of breastfeeding

But today my whole breastfeeding journey is coming to an end.

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Examples

  • Many experts recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant's life.

  • How does breastfeeding promote the bond between mother and child?

  • You actually see the woman breastfeeding after that.

  • But today my whole breastfeeding journey is coming to an end.

    Emily Norris

  • So if you run breastfeeding groups you need to know this.

  • OK, We are the country with the lowest breastfeeding rate to six months in the world.

    High Performance

  • A majority of states have no laws supportive of breastfeeding by working mothers.

    Academic text (2011)

  • In addition to these benefits, breastfeeding has been linked to lower incident rates of obesity among neonates.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Together, these studies show that breastfeeding has significant protective effects for children, even after accounting for sociodemographic factors.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The workplace poses serious impediments to continued breastfeeding by mothers who return to work postpartum.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

nursing
vsbreastfeeding
24 1.8

Feeding a baby with milk from a mother's breast

is the alternative word for the same feeding action
suckling
vsbreastfeeding
2 5.4

Feeding a baby at the mother's breast

focuses on feeding performed by the mother rather than the infant's action

How Natural

breastfeeding
69 2.0
formula
99 2.8

Surface Forms

breastfeeding singular
breastfeedings plural

Morphology

breastfeeding = breastfeed (transparent) = breast + feed + ing

The noun is formed by adding -ing to the verb 'breastfeed', directly indicating the action or practice of feeding a baby at the breast.

Etymology

Breastfeeding comes from breast ('chest') and feed ('to give food'). So it literally means giving a baby milk from the mother's breast, which is why it refers to feeding a baby directly from the mother.