Definition of breastfeeding Breastfeeding

/bɹɛˈstfidɪŋ/ - [brestfeeding] -

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What does breastfeeding mean?

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  • breastfeeding (Noun)
    The activity of feeding a baby or young child milk from the breast of a lactating woman.
  • breastfeeding (Verb)
    Present participle of breastfeed.

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  • breastfeeding
    The feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from human breasts rather than from a baby bottle or other container.

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  • Breastfeeding is when a mother feeds her babies with her breasts. The baby puts it's mouth on to their mother's nipple and sucks the milk out. Another common way to breastfeed would be to use a breast pump. It is a machine used to pump the milk out of the breast for later use by the child.

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