breast feeding

Thân thiện

A mother is breast feeding her baby in a comfortable chair.

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.
• Example:

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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. nourishing at the breast

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nursing