breastsleeping

== English == === Etymology 1 === Compound of breast +‎ sleeping. Coined by American biological anthropologist James J. McKenna in 2014. ==== Noun ==== breastsleeping (uncountable) (medicine, neologism) The practice where a mother cosleeps with her baby while breastfeeding. ===== Usage notes ===== The term has not been entirely accepted into medical language, and is sometimes used with scare quotes. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== breastsleeping present participle and gerund of breastsleep === References === Paul McFedries (1996–present), “breastsleeping”, in Word Spy, Logophilia Limited.