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
Mercury content is also something to be wary of, especially for pregnant or breastfeeding women, as high levels of mercury can be harmful to developing nervous systems.
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
One reason: New Haitian immigrants must wait six to eight weeks to get into a program that provides supplemental food for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, or non-breastfeeding postpartum women, as well as for children and infants.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
In fact, breastfeeding moms need an additional 16 cups of fluids daily.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
This may be of concern in pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, and people with kidney issues.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
One reason: New Haitian immigrants must wait six to eight weeks to get into a program that provides supplemental food for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, or non-breastfeeding postpartum women, as well as for children and infants.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
In fact, breastfeeding moms need an additional 16 cups of fluids daily.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
This may be of concern in pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, and people with kidney issues.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for breast-feed
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“Breast-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breast-feed. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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