breastfeed
/ˈbɹɛs(t)fiːd/
breastfeed verb: to feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.
Verb
breastfeed (third-person singular simple present breastfeeds, present participle breastfeeding, simple past and past participle breastfed)
- To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.
- This is a designated place for mothers to breastfeed their babies.
- She stopped breastfeeding after a few months.
- 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
Noun
breastfeed (plural breastfeeds)
- An instance of feeding milk to a baby from the breasts; a breastfeeding.
breastfeed meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Gujarati
breastfeed in Hindi
- feed a baby milk via the breasts
- स्तनपान stanpān
breastfeed in Tamil
- feed a baby milk via the breasts
- பாலூட்டு pālūṭṭu, பாலூட்டல் pālūṭṭal, தாய்ப்பாலூட்டல் tāyppālūṭṭal, முலைப்பாலுட்டு mulaippāluṭṭu, முலைப்பாலூட்டல் mulaippālūṭṭal
breastfeed in Marathi
- feed a baby milk via the breasts
- स्तनपान करणे stanpān karṇe, अंगावर पाजणे aṅgāvar pājṇe
breastfeed in Gujarati
- feed a baby milk via the breasts
- ધાવવું dhāvvũ, ધવરાવવું dhavrāvvũ
More languagesFewer languages
- breastfeed in Tagalog
- umut-ot, ut-utin, magpasuso
- breastfeed in Arabic
- أَرْضَعَ ʔarḍaʕa
- breastfeed in Malay
- menyusui
- breastfeed in Indonesian
- menyusui, menetek
- breastfeed in Vietnamese
- bú
Examples of breastfeed in a sentence
- The minipill is also cited as a safe option for women who are breastfeeding.
- Infants who breastsleep have a lighter, more natural sleep with more arousals and more breastfeeds per night.
- Then, practice breastfeeding in front of the mirror so that you don't show too much flesh.
Synonyms of breastfeed
Forms of breastfeed
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | breastfeeds |
| present participle | breastfeeding |
| past participle | breastfed |
| past | breastfed |
| alternative form | breast feed |
| alternative form | breast-feed |
| Noun | |
| plural | breastfeeds |
Origin of breastfeed
From breast + feed.
Words formed from breastfeed
Questions about breastfeed
- What does breastfeed mean?
- Breastfeed means to feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.
- What is breastfeed in Hindi?
- Breastfeed in Hindi is स्तनपान (stanpān). See Breastfeed meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is breastfeed?
- Breastfeed can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce breastfeed?
- Breastfeed is pronounced /ˈbɹɛs(t)fiːd/.
- What is the past tense of breastfeed?
- The past tense of breastfeed is breastfed.
Words near breastfeed in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: breastfeed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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