breast feeding
Definition
Noun: 1. The act or practice of feeding an infant or young child with milk directly from a human breast. This is the process by which a mother provides nourishment to her child.
Usage
- Breast feeding is used as a noun to describe the specific activity or the overall practice.
- It is typically used in medical, parenting, and public health contexts.
- Example:
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Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in a gerund form to function as a noun, emphasizing the ongoing action.
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Variants and Related Words
- Breastfeed (verb): The action of feeding a baby from the breast.
- Example: She plans to breastfeed for the first six months.
- Breastfed (adjective/verb past tense): Describes a child who was nourished this way or the past action.
- Example: Breastfed babies may have stronger immune systems.
Synonyms
- Nursing: The most common direct synonym, also meaning to feed a baby from the breast.
- Suckling: Refers specifically to the infant's action of drawing milk from the breast.
Related Phrases
- Exclusive breast feeding: Feeding an infant only breast milk, with no other liquids or solids.
- Example: The WHO recommends exclusive breast feeding for the first six months.
- Breast feeding support: Assistance provided to mothers to help with nursing.
- Example: She found the breast feeding support group very helpful.
Noun
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nourishing at the breast
