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breastfed

breastfed is the simple past and past participle 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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Words formed from breastfed

Questions about breastfed

What is breastfed the simple past and past participle of?
Breastfed is the simple past and past participle of breastfeed.

Words near breastfed in the dictionary

  1. breaster
  2. breasters
  3. breasteses
  4. breastfast
  5. breastfasts
  6. breastfed
  7. breastfeed
  8. breastfeeder
  9. breastfeeders
  10. breastfeeding
  11. breastfeedings

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