breastfeed
verb
breast·feed
ˈbrest-ˌfēd 
variants
or breast-feed
breastfed or breast-fed; breastfeeding or breast-feeding; breastfeeds or breast-feeds
: to feed (a baby) from a mother's breast
1
: to breastfeed a baby
… more women are breastfeeding than ever before …—
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of a baby
: to feed oneself by sucking milk from a mother's breast
breastfed
adjective
or breast-fed
breastfed babies
breastfeeder
noun
or breast-feeder
breastfeeding
noun
or breast-feeding
Examples of breastfeed in a Sentence
believes that all women should breast-feed their babies
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Not that breastfeeding is easy, as Jing discovers to her frustration.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Mercury content is also something to be wary of, especially for pregnant or breastfeeding women, as high levels of mercury can be harmful to developing nervous systems.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
One reason: New Haitian immigrants must wait six to eight weeks to get into a program that provides supplemental food for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, or non-breastfeeding postpartum women, as well as for children and infants.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
In fact, breastfeeding moms need an additional 16 cups of fluids daily.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
This may be of concern in pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, and people with kidney issues.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Of all the taboos Wong breaks, from getting into the gory truth of breastfeeding to working blue while visibly pregnant, the unabashed embrace of her own success may be the most challenging of all to social norms.
—Variety, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Many women report that their breasts appear different after childbirth, even after breastfeeding has stopped.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Cardi, 31, shared the little girl’s birth date along with a series of hospital photos, including one of herself breastfeeding and others showing her family doting on the newborn.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Mercury content is also something to be wary of, especially for pregnant or breastfeeding women, as high levels of mercury can be harmful to developing nervous systems.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
One reason: New Haitian immigrants must wait six to eight weeks to get into a program that provides supplemental food for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, or non-breastfeeding postpartum women, as well as for children and infants.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
In fact, breastfeeding moms need an additional 16 cups of fluids daily.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
This may be of concern in pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, and people with kidney issues.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Of all the taboos Wong breaks, from getting into the gory truth of breastfeeding to working blue while visibly pregnant, the unabashed embrace of her own success may be the most challenging of all to social norms.
—Variety, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Many women report that their breasts appear different after childbirth, even after breastfeeding has stopped.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Cardi, 31, shared the little girl’s birth date along with a series of hospital photos, including one of herself breastfeeding and others showing her family doting on the newborn.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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breastfeed
verb
breast·feed
variants
or breast-feed
ˈbrest-ˌfēd
breastfed or breast-fed; breastfeeding or breast-feeding; breastfeeds or breast-feeds
: to feed (a baby) from a mother's breast
1
: to breastfeed a baby
2
of a baby
: to feed oneself by sucking milk from a mother's breast
breastfed
adjective
or breast-fed
breastfed babies
breastfeeder
noun
or breast-feeder
This class for first-time breastfeeders will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
—The Reno (Nevada) Gazette-Journal
The Reno (Nevada) Gazette-Journal
On average, infants who were exclusive breast-feeders continued to drink more as they got older …
—The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
breastfeeding
noun
or breast-feeding
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