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Meanings of breastfeed in English

Portuguese
alimentar um bebê com o leite produzido pelas próprias glândulas mamárias
Catalan
alletar
Spanish
dar de mamar

Give suck to.

    alimentar um bebê com o leite produzido pelas próprias glândulas mamárias
    Usage of breastfeed in English
    1
    It takes eight to ten hours per day to breastfeed a newborn.
    Feminist dot com
    2
    I would have liked to breastfeed, but I didn't produce enough milk.
    The Guardian
    3
    Further, low income women who breastfeed may be empowered by the experience.
    Pubmed
    4
    But this teenage mother hasn't even tried to breastfeed two-month-old Dylan Jason.
    The Irish Times
    5
    Many factors influence the decision to initiate and continue to breastfeed.
    Pubmed
    6
    Come back and breastfeed, then go work out again, she revealed.
    Ebony
    7
    All mothers had a strong wish to breastfeed their newborn infants.
    Pubmed
    8
    Mums who want to breastfeed in Wellington's public pools have been officially prohibited.
    Radio NZ
    9
    I've no recollection of ever making a conscious decision to breastfeed my children.
    The Irish Times
    10
    She struggled to breastfeed and then got a breast infection and was hospitalised.
    Radio NZ
    11
    Since when do women need the consent of anyone to breastfeed?
    The Irish Times
    12
    A woman goes through a lot giving birth, especially if they breastfeed afterwards.
    BBC
    13
    Sir, -So now women are allowed to breastfeed in the Dáil chamber.
    The Irish Times
    14
    You should either take this medication or breastfeed, you should not do both.
    Wired
    15
    Julie hadn't been able to breastfeed her baby, so bottle-fed him formula instead.
    The Guardian
    16
    Straight away 15 women were trying to get inside to breastfeed.
    The Guardian
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    Translations for breastfeed
    Catalan
    alletar
    Breastfeed through the time
    Breastfeed across language varieties
    United States of America
    Common