breast-fed
verb (used with object)
1.
to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
verb (used without object)
2.
(of a baby) to nurse.
3.
to nurse a baby.
Origin:
1900–05
1900–05
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| breast-feed | |
| —vb , -feeds, -feeding, -fed | |
| to feed (a baby) with milk from the breast; suckle | |
| 'breast-fed | |
| —adj | |
| 'breast-feeding | |
| —n | |
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| breast-feed | |
| —vb , -feeds, -feeding, -fed | |
| to feed (a baby) with milk from the breast; suckle | |
| 'breast-fed | |
| —adj | |
| 'breast-feeding | |
| —n | |
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breast-feed (brěst'fēd)
v. breast-·fed (-fěd'), breast-·feed·ing, breast-·feeds
To feed a baby mother's milk from the breast; suckle.
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