breastfeeding
/ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/
breastfeeding noun: the act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast. Also the present participle and gerund of breastfeed.
Noun
breastfeeding (countable and uncountable, plural breastfeedings)
- The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
- An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
- Synonyms:
- breastfeed
Also used as
breastfeeding is also the present participle and gerund of breastfeed.
breastfeeding meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
breastfeeding in Hindi
- activity
- स्तनपान stanpān
breastfeeding in Marathi
- स्तनपान, स्तनपान करणे, स्तनपानाचे
breastfeeding in Urdu
- دودھ پلانا
breastfeeding in Bengali
- activity
- স্তন্যপান stônnôpan
More languagesFewer languages
- breastfeeding in Telugu
- తల్లిపాలు ఇవ్వడం, తల్లిపాలు, తల్లిపాలను
- breastfeeding in Malayalam
- മുലയൂട്ടൽ, മുലയൂട്ടാൻ
- breastfeeding in Kannada
- ಸ್ತನ್ಯಪಾನ, ಹಾಲುಣಿಸುವಿಕೆ
- breastfeeding in Punjabi
- ਦੁੱਧ ਚੁੰਘਾਉਣਾ
- breastfeeding in Gujarati
- સ્તનપાન stanpān
- breastfeeding in Odia
- ସ୍ତନ୍ଯ଼ପାନ, ସ୍ତନ୍ଯ଼ପାନ କରାଇବା
- breastfeeding in Nepali
- स्तनपान, स्तनपान गर्ने, स्तनपाने
- breastfeeding in Tagalog
- pag-ut-ot, pagpapasuso
- breastfeeding in Arabic
- رَضَاعَة طَبِيعِيَّة raḍāʕa ṭabīʕiyya
- breastfeeding in Malay
- penyusuan
- breastfeeding in Indonesian
- menyusui, menetek
- breastfeeding in Persian
- شیردهی širdehi
Synonyms of breastfeeding
Forms of breastfeeding
| plural | breastfeedings |
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Origin of breastfeeding
From breast + feeding.
Words formed from breastfeeding
Words that rhyme with breastfeeding
Questions about breastfeeding
- What does breastfeeding mean?
- Breastfeeding means the act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
- What is breastfeeding in Hindi?
- Breastfeeding in Hindi is स्तनपान (stanpān). See Breastfeeding meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is breastfeeding?
- Breastfeeding is a noun.
- How do you pronounce breastfeeding?
- Breastfeeding is pronounced /ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of breastfeeding?
- The plural of breastfeeding is breastfeedings.
Words near breastfeeding in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: breastfeeding (page history and authors); breastfeeding (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); breastfeeding (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); breastfeeding (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); breastfeeding (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); breastfeeding (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); breastfeeding (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); breastfeeding (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); breastfeeding (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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