HyperDic: breastfeed

English > 1 sense of the word breastfeed:
VERBconsumptionbreastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suckgive suck to
breastfeed > pronunciation
Soundsbreh'stfiyd
Rhymesable-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd...
English > breastfeed: 1 sense > verb 1, consumption
Meaninggive suck to.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymssuckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
Entailed bywean, ablactategradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
Broaderfeed, giveGive food to
Oppositebottlefeedfeed (infants) with a bottle
Similar tosuckDraw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
Spanishamamantar, dar de mamar, lactar
Catalanalletar

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