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
Expanding coverage for consultations and products for breastfeeding mothers.
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Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Desert Mountain High School cheer coach Marchand McCauley said she was fired for bringing her breastfeeding son with her to a national cheer competition.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 14 Mar. 2026
The vaccine is particularly important, the CDC states, for folks who have never received a COVID-19 vaccine, are 65 and up, are at high risk for the virus, live in a long-term care facility and are pregnant, breastfeeding and/or trying to get pregnant.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
Feverfew is not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026
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Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Desert Mountain High School cheer coach Marchand McCauley said she was fired for bringing her breastfeeding son with her to a national cheer competition.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 14 Mar. 2026
The vaccine is particularly important, the CDC states, for folks who have never received a COVID-19 vaccine, are 65 and up, are at high risk for the virus, live in a long-term care facility and are pregnant, breastfeeding and/or trying to get pregnant.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
Feverfew is not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breast-feed
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On Wednesday, SeaWorld personnel released five birds and two sea lions that had been nursed back to health back into the ocean.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rookie goalie Nikke Kokko, making just his second NHL start with Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer nursing lower-body injuries and Matt Murray away from the team to deal with family matters, stopped 25 shots.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The pups have the epicurean delight of suckling one of the highest fat-content milks in the animal kingdom.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2025
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Those people under him are suckling on his piggly-wiggly titties.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Breast-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breast-feed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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