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
Although the supplements are generally well tolerated, people who are pregnant or breastfeeding, are allergic to ferns, or are taking other medications—particularly immune-modulating ones—may not be good candidates, Nazarian said.
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Fact checked by Sarah Scott As a mom of a 10-week-old baby, my life can best be described by a few words: breastfeeding, exhaustion, emotional rollercoaster, and frumpiness.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Apr. 2025
Young children — plus women who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding — should specifically choose fish lower in mercury, the FDA site also says.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Families will learn more about bike and helmet safety, child passenger safety, stranger danger, pediatric dental care, fire safety, the Franciscan Health Prenatal Assistance Program, breastfeeding and water safety.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Fact checked by Sarah Scott As a mom of a 10-week-old baby, my life can best be described by a few words: breastfeeding, exhaustion, emotional rollercoaster, and frumpiness.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Apr. 2025
Young children — plus women who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding — should specifically choose fish lower in mercury, the FDA site also says.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Families will learn more about bike and helmet safety, child passenger safety, stranger danger, pediatric dental care, fire safety, the Franciscan Health Prenatal Assistance Program, breastfeeding and water safety.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breast-feed
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Harvey is nursing a right teres major strain and Long is dealing with left elbow inflammation.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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New England Patriots Needs: RB, WR, O-line, OLB Penn State edge Abdul Carter: If Carter was not nursing a shoulder injury he would have been taken higher.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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What are the neurons that make muscles ache and fatigue, or trigger migraines, or cause milk to flow in a mother’s breast when her baby suckles?—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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The older pair are named Romulus and Remus after the mythological founders of Rome, who are traditionally depicted as being suckled by a she-wolf.—
Jon Schlosberg,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Breast-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breast-feed. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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