breastfeed

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Verb

breastfeed (breastfeeds, present participle breastfeeding; past and past participle breastfed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.

   This is a designated place for mothers to breastfeed their babies.

   She stopped breastfeeding after a few months.

2. (chiefly, of a, baby, intransitive) To nurse, to suck milk from a breast.
   • 2013, Baby-Led Breastfeeding: Follow Your Baby’s Instincts ISBN 161519164X, page 281:

     Avoid using a bottle until confident your baby is breastfeeding effectively.

Synonyms

• boobfeed (informal)

Translations

• French: allaiter, donner la tétée, donner le sein
• German: stillen, die Brust geben
• Italian: allattare, allattare al seno
• Portuguese: amamentar, dar de mamar, aleitar
• Russian: корми́ть грудь
• Spanish: dar teta, dar de mamar, lactar, dar el pecho, amamantar

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