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
Unlike other acids and hydroquinone, tranexamic acid is suitable for all skin types, people who are pregnancy and/or breastfeeding, and pairs well with other brightening ingredients like retinoids and vitamin C.
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Sarah Han, Allure, 12 June 2025
The shrinking rations have led to rising cases of malnutrition among children under 5 and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
My favorite section, hidden to the right — handscrolls can only be viewed one section at a time — illustrates a breastfeeding woman in the audience.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
However, there is not enough research to determine if larger quantities are unsafe while breastfeeding.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 June 2025
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Sarah Han, Allure, 12 June 2025
The shrinking rations have led to rising cases of malnutrition among children under 5 and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
My favorite section, hidden to the right — handscrolls can only be viewed one section at a time — illustrates a breastfeeding woman in the audience.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
However, there is not enough research to determine if larger quantities are unsafe while breastfeeding.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for breast-feed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breast-feed
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When plants fail to perform as expected, gardeners often reach for fertilizer or the watering hose, trying to nurse plants into production.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Rebekka Card was nursing her 4-month-old son, Hayden, when the unthinkable happened.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
5 July 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 11 Jul. 2025.
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