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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Reece Rogers,
Wired News,
13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for breast-feed
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
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The evidence suggests helping people with physical and cognitive limitations stay home costs states less than the alternative, which is nursing home care.
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Christian Pulisic, nursing a calf injury, may not play, and several players with yellow cards (Folarin Balogun, Antonee Robinson, Chris Richards and Tyler Adams) likely won't see the field at all.
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The pups have the epicurean delight of suckling one of the highest fat-content milks in the animal kingdom.
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Those people under him are suckling on his piggly-wiggly titties.
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“Breast-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breast-feed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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