verb
breastfeed
BREHS-feed
verb
1
To feed a baby milk directly from the breast.
"She breastfed both of her children for over a year."
How to Use Breastfeed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo nurse a baby with milk from the breast rather than a bottle.
Word Forms
breastfed past tense, breastfeeds plural, breastfeeds singular
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Etymology
A compound of breast and feed.