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breast-feed

[brest-feed] / ˈbrɛstˌfid /


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Harrington is now preparing for the arrival of her second child, due in October, and plans once again to breast feed.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2021

In my spouse’s hospital, the way you accommodate pregnancies or new moms who need to breast feed, for example, is that everyone just picks up the slack.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2020

And, practically speaking, what’s a new mother to do if she can’t breast feed her infant?

From New York Times • May 7, 2018

"I wanted to show that you can breast feed in public and do what you have to do for your child."

From US News • Aug. 23, 2015

Her Aussie English meant just to hold the baby, but my American ears heard the equivalent of "breast feed" which left me gasping that I simply couldn't.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2014




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