English

Alternative forms

• breast feed
• breast-feed

Verb

breastfeed ‎(third-person singular simple present breastfeeds, present participle breastfeeding, simple past and past participle breastfed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.

   This is a designated place for mothers to breastfeed their babies.

   She stopped breastfeeding after a few months.

2. (chiefly of a baby, intransitive) To nurse, to suck milk from a breast.
   • 2013, Baby-Led Breastfeeding: Follow Your Baby’s Instincts (ISBN 161519164X), page 281:

     Avoid using a bottle until confident your baby is breastfeeding effectively.

Translations

Synonyms

• boobfeed (informal)