as in to nurse
to give milk to from the breast
believes that all women should breast-feed their babies
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Recent Examples of breast-feed
In one photo, Duff showed herself breastfeeding Townes.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s also a photograph by Nadia Lee Cohen, even larger than the Hulin, that hangs in the entryway — a young woman in full-glam hair and makeup sitting at a kitchen table and smoking a cigarette while breastfeeding an infant.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Though rare, there is an elevated risk for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding to experience biotin deficiency.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
The duo have long been open about their parenthood journeys, from annual birthday wishes on Instagram and posting about their first Easter as a family of six this year, to Ciara even documenting Wilson giving her a hand with breastfeeding.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s also a photograph by Nadia Lee Cohen, even larger than the Hulin, that hangs in the entryway — a young woman in full-glam hair and makeup sitting at a kitchen table and smoking a cigarette while breastfeeding an infant.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Though rare, there is an elevated risk for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding to experience biotin deficiency.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
The duo have long been open about their parenthood journeys, from annual birthday wishes on Instagram and posting about their first Easter as a family of six this year, to Ciara even documenting Wilson giving her a hand with breastfeeding.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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