nursing mother
Britishnoun
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a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
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a biblical name for foster mother
Example Sentences
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My wife was nursing and they said, "It's not a problem unless you're a nursing mother," which my wife was.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2024
But when she shared the story with colleagues in Brazil, she found that they had also seen a nursing mother jaguar engaging in courtship activities.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2022
Some, he said, regret the decision – like a nursing mother who said she was concerned about how a vaccine might affect her newborn baby.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Campaign founders hope the balloons spark conversations about breastfeeding and what it means to be a nursing mother.
From Fox News ● Apr. 1, 2019
And not too long ago, at least in Anastasia’s case, if that infant was alive without a nursing mother around.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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