to breastfeed
- verb
- /ˈbrɛstˌfid/
- 90% of all mothers are breastfeeding their babies at six months.
- breastfeeding mothers
- breastfeeding woman
- breastfeeding her child
But I breastfed again for just over a year.
- But I breastfed again for just over a year.
- There is evidence that babies who were breastfed have higher IQ later in life.
- Yeah, now I give birth and I got to breastfeed.
- Because I also want to give a shout out to people who don't breastfeed or people who adopt babies.
- One of the beliefs that they had was the mother could not breastfeed her baby on the first day.
- And so I sat down with the baby and started trying to breastfeed.
- So I'm so proud because I am just breastfeeding on demand and I feel like all I do is feed.
- Can I get pregnant whilst breastfeeding?
- Doing the nice green semi skin breastfed, I think that was.
- Did you were you breastfed by a small breast?
- My ex-husband wanted to breastfeed my daughter when she was a baby.
- Like your mum like breastfeeds your mummy's milkies.
Examples
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When breastfeeding mothers return to work, they must find suitable places to express their milk.
Academic text (2012) -
But I breastfed again for just over a year.
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My mother breastfed all of her kids, my sister did.
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Did your mom stop breastfeeding you this morning?
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A picture of a mother breastfeeding her child.
Fiction book (1999) -
One of the women is breastfeeding a baby.
Fiction book (1995) -
So she breastfeeds really whenever she wants to.
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As new mothers re-enter the workforce, one of the first challenges they face is how to continue breastfeeding their infants.
Academic text (2012) -
I have just snuggled this little munchkin right here and we've breastfed about four or five times already.
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She decided to breastfeed her newborn to ensure he gets the best nutrition.
Synonyms
To feed a baby or young animal with milk from its mother
To feed a baby with your milk
To drink milk from a mother's breast or an animal's udder
To feed a baby or young animal from the breast
Antonyms
How Much
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word breastfeed is made of two clear parts: breast, the part of a mother's body that makes milk, and feed, 'to give food'. So, to breastfeed is to give a baby milk directly from the mother's breast.