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
Who Shouldn't Take Zinc? High doses of zinc (more than 40 milligrams daily) may not be safe for pregnant or breastfeeding people.14
Zinc can also interact with certain drugs.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
Those who should be more mindful of their matcha intake include:
Pregnant and breastfeeding individuals: Their bodies use more iron than usual.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
Ring says people with thyroid disorders or who are pregnant or breastfeeding should avoid sea moss.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Johns Hopkins Medicine also recommends anyone who is under 18, pregnant or breastfeeding, has Type 1 diabetes or an eating disorder to avoid intentionally fasting for regular periods of time.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
Those who should be more mindful of their matcha intake include:
Pregnant and breastfeeding individuals: Their bodies use more iron than usual.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
Ring says people with thyroid disorders or who are pregnant or breastfeeding should avoid sea moss.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Johns Hopkins Medicine also recommends anyone who is under 18, pregnant or breastfeeding, has Type 1 diabetes or an eating disorder to avoid intentionally fasting for regular periods of time.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breast-feed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breast-feed
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Their sons were 13 months and 1 month old at the time, and Federline asked her not to go home and nurse them.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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These migrants became figures left in a historical stasis, unable to face their present while nursing traumatic loss (their nostalgic literature constitutes an entire genre).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dogs and cats often will suckle on a toy, or even another animal, as a way to re-create those memories of comfort from nursing their mothers.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The best rooms look out over the sea and the rugged peaks of Cavall Bernat—a view shared by the rooftop restaurant, where local meats star in dishes like suckling porc negre and pastry stuffed with guinea fowl in almond sauce.—
Benjamin Kemper,
Saveur,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Breast-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breast-feed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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