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    breastfeed
    /ˈbres(t)ˌfēd/

    verb

    • 1. (of a woman) feed (a baby) with milk from the breast: "she breastfed her first child"

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  2. www.who.int › health-topics › breastfeedingBreastfeeding - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Breastfeeding is the normal way of providing young infants with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. Virtually, all mothers can breastfeed, provided they have accurate information and the support of their family, the health care system and society at large.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › breastfeedBreastfeed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BREASTFEED is to feed (a baby) from a mother's breast. How to use breastfeed in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBREASTFEED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BREASTFEED definition: 1. When a mother breastfeeds her baby, she feeds it with milk directly from her breasts rather than…. Learn more.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BreastfeedingBreastfeeding - Wikipedia

    : 15–17 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as "an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals and medications."

  6. www.nichd.nih.gov › health › topicsAbout Breastfeeding and Breast Milk | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice...

    Apr 27, 2012 · Breastfeeding, also called nursing, is the process of feeding a mother's breast milk to her infant, either directly from the breast or by expressing (pumping out) the milk from the breast and bottle-feeding it to the infant.

  7. www.who.int › news-room › questions-and-answersBreastfeeding - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jul 28, 2015 · Breast milk is the ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants; breastfeeding is also an integral part of the reproductive process with important implications for the health of mothers.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBREASTFEED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BREASTFEED meaning: 1. When a mother breastfeeds her baby, she feeds it with milk directly from her breasts rather than…. Learn more.

  9. www.who.int › news-room › facts-in-picturesBreastfeeding - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Feb 20, 2018 · Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival. If breastfeeding were scaled up to near universal levels, about 820 000 child lives would be saved every year (1). Globally, only 40% of infants under six months of age are exclusively breastfed.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBREAST-FEED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (of a mother) to feed a baby with milk from her breasts. breast-feeding. noun [ U ] Exclusive breastfeeding for at least six months cuts the baby's chance of developing ear infections in half. (Definition of breast-feed from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of breast-feed. breast-feed.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › breastfeedBreastfeed - definition of breastfeed by The Free Dictionary

    1. either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body. pecho, seno, mama. 2. the front of a body between the neck and belly. He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts. pecho, busto, pechuga. verb. 1. to face or oppose. breast the waves. afrontar, arrostrar. 2. to come to the top of.

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