breast-feed

verb

ˈbrest-ˌfēd How to pronounce breast-feed (audio)
Definition of breast-feednext
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 Spironolactone is safe to take while breastfeeding, finasteride is not. — Jana Pollack, Parents, 28 May 2026 The actor recently received an email from the series’ lactation consultant praising the show’s onscreen depiction of breastfeeding. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 20 May 2026 Doris Flores, a mother from Honduras, was separated from her breastfeeding infant after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested her and her fiance at the same time. — Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 18 May 2026 While Instagram’s community guidelines ban posting most kinds of nudity, with exceptions for sculptures and breastfeeding, in practice, the main feed on my Instagram is full of ass shots—nothing frontal. — Reece Rogers, Wired News, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for breast-feed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breast-feed
  1. nurse
  2. suckle
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  • Charlie started coming in even after the work was done to nurse a Coke at the bar and stare at Perez, who was more than 20 years his junior.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
  • Her eldest son moved in during the pandemic and nursed the orchard’s last remaining tree back to health.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026
Definition of nurse
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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
  • Those people under him are suckling on his piggly-wiggly titties.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of suckle

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