breastfeed

== English == === Alternative forms === breast feed, breast-feed === Etymology === From breast +‎ feed. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹɛs(t)fiːd/ === Verb === breastfeed (third-person singular simple present breastfeeds, present participle breastfeeding, simple past and past participle breastfed) (transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse. (chiefly of a baby, intransitive) To nurse, to suck milk from a breast. ==== Synonyms ==== boobfeed (informal) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === breastfeed (plural breastfeeds) An instance of feeding milk to a baby from the breasts; a breastfeeding.