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 of the more fortunate, like nursing mother Abeba, make it past the many roadblocks to reach medical help in Abi Adi and Mekele, but they are few.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 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
Since the terrible night of the ants, Mother had been creeping her remorse in flat-footed circles around me without ever speaking of it, wearing her guilt like the swollen breasts of a nursing mother.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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