Breastfeed
(verb)
- To feed a baby or young child with milk from the breast.
- To provide nourishment for a baby or young child by nursing from the breast.
Origin:
From breast + feed, first recorded in the early 20th century.
Examples:
- She breastfed her baby for the first six months.
- He was not comfortable with the idea of breastfeeding.
- The mother breastfed her child in the park.
- The baby was breastfed until he was two years old.
- Breastfeeding is a natural and healthy way to feed a baby.