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breast feed

breast feed is the alternative spelling of breastfeed.

Meaning of breastfeed

Verb

breastfeed (third-person singular simple present breastfeeds, present participle breastfeeding, simple past and past participle breastfed)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.
    • This is a designated place for mothers to breastfeed their babies.
  2. (intransitive) To nurse, to suck milk from a breast.
    • Avoid using a bottle until confident your baby is breastfeeding effectively.2013, Baby-Led Breastfeeding: Follow Your Baby’s Instincts, →ISBN, page 281

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Forms of breast feed

third-person singular presentbreast feeds
present participlebreast feeding
past participlebreast fed
pastbreast fed
alternative formbreastfeed
alternative formbreast-feed

Questions about breast feed

What is breast feed the alternative spelling of?
Breast feed is the alternative spelling of breastfeed.

Words near breast feed in the dictionary

  1. breast down
  2. breast drill
  3. breast drills
  4. breast envy
  5. breast fed
  6. breast feed
  7. breast feeding
  8. breast feeds
  9. breast flattening
  10. breast form
  11. breast forms

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