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单词 breast-feed
释义

breastfeed

verb

breast·​feed ˈbrest-ˌfēd How to pronounce breastfeed (audio)
variants or breast-feed
breastfed or breast-fed; breastfeeding or breast-feeding; breastfeeds or breast-feeds

transitive verb

: to feed (a baby) from a mother's breast

intransitive verb

1
: to breastfeed a baby
… more women are breastfeeding than ever before … Lauren Sandler
2
of a baby : to feed oneself by sucking milk from a mother's breast
breastfed adjective
or breast-fed
breastfed babies
breastfeeder noun
or breast-feeder
breastfeeding noun
or breast-feeding

Synonyms

  • nurse
  • suckle
  • wet-nurse
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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

breast-feed

verb

ˈbrest-ˈfēd
breast-fed
-ˈfed
; breast-feeding
: to feed (a baby) from a mother's breast

Medical Definition

breastfeed

verb

breast·​feed
variants or breast-feed
ˈbrest-ˌfēd
breastfed or breast-fed; breastfeeding or breast-feeding; breastfeeds or breast-feeds

transitive verb

: to feed (a baby) from a mother's breast

intransitive verb

1
: to breastfeed a baby
2
of a baby : to feed oneself by sucking milk from a mother's breast

breast-feed

verb

as in to nurse
to give milk to from the breast believes that all women should breast-feed their babies

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • nurse
  • suckle
  • bottle-feed
  • wet-nurse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • wean
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