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
Chromium is also safer for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2026
After trying multiple models, these four are my favorites from my breastfeeding days.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 13 Jan. 2026
Recognizing the diverse needs of the community, Orange Coast Medical Center also offers prenatal, postpartum, and breastfeeding classes in Vietnamese, ensuring language is never a barrier to receiving compassionate care.
—Memorialcare Medical Group, Oc Register, 10 Jan. 2026
For example, people who are pregnant or breastfeeding typically need more.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
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Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2026
After trying multiple models, these four are my favorites from my breastfeeding days.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 13 Jan. 2026
Recognizing the diverse needs of the community, Orange Coast Medical Center also offers prenatal, postpartum, and breastfeeding classes in Vietnamese, ensuring language is never a barrier to receiving compassionate care.
—Memorialcare Medical Group, Oc Register, 10 Jan. 2026
For example, people who are pregnant or breastfeeding typically need more.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for breast-feed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breast-feed
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This is a fast-track nursing degree program for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Women dominate among American stars, including alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, snowboarder Chloe Kim and downhill skier Lindsay Vonn, making a comeback at 41 and nursing a knee injury but still hopeful to compete.—
Greg Cote
February 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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The pups have the epicurean delight of suckling one of the highest fat-content milks in the animal kingdom.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2025
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Those people under him are suckling on his piggly-wiggly titties.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Breast-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breast-feed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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