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
And rightfully so: postpartum recovery, breastfeeding schedules and hormonal shifts create a perfect storm of sleepless nights for new moms.
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Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Other less common but possible means of transmission are infected blood transfusions, infected organ transplants, breastfeeding, or occupational exposure in healthcare settings.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
Infants usually stay with their mother more at the beginning just because of things like breastfeeding, but your child’s time with her father will eventually increase.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
As seen in photos that quickly went viral, runner — and new mom — Stephanie Case sat down at three points along the demanding race course to breastfeed her six-month-old daughter.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 30 May 2025
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Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Other less common but possible means of transmission are infected blood transfusions, infected organ transplants, breastfeeding, or occupational exposure in healthcare settings.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
Infants usually stay with their mother more at the beginning just because of things like breastfeeding, but your child’s time with her father will eventually increase.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
As seen in photos that quickly went viral, runner — and new mom — Stephanie Case sat down at three points along the demanding race course to breastfeed her six-month-old daughter.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breast-feed
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Verstappen was nursing his tires — but remained on the racing line — as Russell was approaching fast behind.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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In addition to eating solid food, the pups were likely still nursing milk from their mother, according to the researchers.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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The other two are named Romulus and Remus, after the mythical founders of Rome said to have been suckled by a she-wolf as infants.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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What are the neurons that make muscles ache and fatigue, or trigger migraines, or cause milk to flow in a mother’s breast when her baby suckles?—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Breast-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breast-feed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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