Thesaurus results for BREAST-FEED

breast-feed

verb

ˈbrest-ˌfēd

Definition of breast-feed next

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 Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not take hawthorn berry supplements. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not take maqui berry supplements. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2026 Top surgery to remove one’s breasts, the most common surgery that transgender young people receive, does not require a person to remain on hormone medications or implicate a person’s fertility, though future breastfeeding may be at risk. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026 The warehouse contained specialized food intended for young children and pregnant and breastfeeding women who were malnourished. —

Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for breast-feed

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Holmgren tied a career high with six 3-pointers and Lu Dort added 16 points for the Thunder, who recovered after the Knicks took the lead with a 40-point third quarter, going back ahead early in the fourth and nursing a small advantage the rest of the way.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
James is nursing a shoulder ailment.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026