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
Mastitis is the inflammation of breast tissue and most commonly occurs in women who are breastfeeding.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Some aspects of pregnancy and childrearing are protective of health, lowering the risk of some cancers; for example, breastfeeding lowers the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
Lead exposure is especially dangerous for infants, children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and women of child-bearing age.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
These include: Those with allergic reactions to any of the ingredients
Those with sensitive skin or skin conditions such as eczema, rosacea, blepharitis (eyelid inflammation)
Pregnant or breastfeeding women, as there is limited safety data around the ingredients.
—Ali Pantony, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Some aspects of pregnancy and childrearing are protective of health, lowering the risk of some cancers; for example, breastfeeding lowers the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
Lead exposure is especially dangerous for infants, children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and women of child-bearing age.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
These include: Those with allergic reactions to any of the ingredients
Those with sensitive skin or skin conditions such as eczema, rosacea, blepharitis (eyelid inflammation)
Pregnant or breastfeeding women, as there is limited safety data around the ingredients.
—Ali Pantony, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breast-feed
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Hours after being treated at the hospital for his injuries and released from jail, LaBeouf was back out on the streets of New Orleans in a fresh outfit and nursing a beer.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2026
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Presumably, Ser Arlan helped nurse Dunk back to health, then just let the boy stick around.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 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 20 Feb. 2026.
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