breastfeed

verb
/ˈbɹɛs(t)fiːd/

Etymology

From breast + feed.

  1. derived from *peh₂-
  2. inherited from *fōdijaną
  3. inherited from *fōdijan
  4. inherited from fēdan
  5. inherited from feden
  6. formed as breastfeed — “breast + feed

Definitions

  1. To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts

    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. To nurse, to suck milk from a breast.

    • Avoid using a bottle until confident your baby is breastfeeding effectively.
  3. An instance of feeding milk to a baby from the breasts

    An instance of feeding milk to a baby from the breasts; a breastfeeding.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for breastfeed. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA