breastfeeding

breastfeeding
The activity of feeding a baby or young child milk from the breast of a lactating woman.

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  • breastfeeding — breast·feed·ing (brestґ fēdґing) the feeding of an infant at the mother s breast; also written breast feeding …   Medical dictionary

  • breastfeeding — breast feed || brestfɪːd feed a baby milk from a breast, suckle, nurse a baby …   English contemporary dictionary

  • breastfeeding — See: breastfeed …   English dictionary

  • History of breastfeeding — Breastfeeding is the feeding of breastmilk to a child directly from mouth to breast contact.Various substitutes for breast milk have been introduced around the world, most notably infant formula.Early historyIn the Egyptian, Greek and Roman… …   Wikipedia

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