breast-feed
verb (used with object)
to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
breast-fed
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a word derived from
breast-feed.
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a word form of
breast-feed.
breast-feedverb (used with object)to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
Example Sentences
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Avyan was being breast-fed but his father says the family - who live in Indore city in India's central Madhya Pradesh state - gave him the diluted mixture in addition.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
“We have stopped all the medicines that we were giving Aya and now she is being breast-fed when she needs,” Maarouf said by telephone from Afrin.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
The baby had been breast-fed since birth, but his mother noticed right away that he had more trouble doing that than his three older brothers had.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
Fewer than half the babies born in the United States were exclusively breast-fed through their first three months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2020 Breastfeeding Report Card.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2022
This means that the breast-fed human infant is receiving small, but regular additions to the load of toxic chemicals building up in his body.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
