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breast-feed

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breast·feed or breast-feed  (brstfd)
v. breast-fed (-fd), breast-feed·ing, breast-feeds
v.tr.
To feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle.
v.intr.
To breastfeed a baby.

breast-feed
vb -feeds, -feeding, -fed
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) to feed (a baby) with milk from the breast; suckle
breast-fed  adj
breast-feeding  n
Translations
breast-feed [ˈbrestfɪːd] (breast-fed (pt, pp)) VTamamantar, criar a los pechos

breast-feed [ˈbrɛstˌfiːd] (breast-fed (pt, pp)) vt & viallattare (al seno)
breast-feed [ˈbrɛstˌfiːd] (breast-fed (pt, pp)) vt & viallattare (al seno)

breast-feed رضاعة طبيعية nakojit give bryst stillen θηλάζω amamantar imettää allaiter dojiti allattare al seno 授乳する 모유를 먹이다 borstvoeden amme nakarmić piersią amamentar кормить грудью amma ให้นมทารกด้วยนมแม่ emzirmek nuôi con bằng sữa mẹ 哺乳


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born women were significantly less likely than immigrants to breast-feed at all (odds ratio, 0.
Alade, "Effect of Delivery Room Routines on Success of First Breast-feed," The Lancet 336, no.
The hospital recently formed a ``lactation team'' to help new mothers breast-feed successfully, and provide education and social support to fathers, partners and health care providers.
 
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