breastfeed
verb/ˈbɹɛs(t)fiːd/
Etymology
From breast + feed.
- derived from *peh₂-✻
- inherited from *fōdijaną✻
- inherited from *fōdijan✻
- inherited from fēdan
- inherited from feden
Definitions
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.
To nurse, to suck milk from a breast.
- Avoid using a bottle until confident your baby is breastfeeding effectively.
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
- synonymboobfeed
Derived
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