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Breastfeed

verb/bɹˈɛstfiːd/
Definition
give suck to
The wetnurse suckled the infant
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/bɹˈɛstfiːd/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹˈɛstfiːd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹˈɛstfiːd/
3 syllables Say it as /bɹˈɛstfiːd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbgive suck to
“The wetnurse suckled the infant”
Word Forms
sucknounthe act of sucking
suckernounan organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction
nursenouna woman who is the custodian of children
nursingnounnourishing at the breast
nurserynouna child's room for a baby
lactationnounthe period following birth during which milk is secreted
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
stillen
gib saugen
🇫🇷French
allaiter
sucer
🇪🇸Spanish
amamantar
dar mamada a
🇮🇹Italian
allattare
fare schifo a
🇳🇱Dutch
borstvoeding geven
zogen
🇵🇹Portuguese
amamentar
dar uma chupada
🇷🇺Russian
кормить грудью
отсосать
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्तनपान
चूसो को
🇧🇩Bengali
বুকের দুধ খাওয়ান
চুষতে দাও
🇮🇳Tamil
தாய்ப்பால்
சக் கொடுக்க
🇮🇳Telugu
తల్లిపాలు
కుడుచు
🇮🇳Marathi
स्तनपान
चोखणे द्या
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્તનપાન
ચૂસવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಎದೆಹಾಲು
ಹೀರುವಂತೆ ನೀಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുലയൂട്ടുക
നുകരാൻ കൊടുക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਛਾਤੀ ਦਾ ਦੁੱਧ ਚੁੰਘਾਉਣਾ
ਨੂੰ ਚੂਸਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
دودھ پلانا
کو چوسنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
母乳喂养
给吸
🇯🇵Japanese
母乳で育てる
しゃぶる
🇰🇷Korean
모유수유
빨다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cho con bú
cho bú
🇹🇭Thai
ให้นมลูก
ให้ดูดไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyusui
menghisap
🇵🇭Filipino
magpasuso
susuhin mo
🇲🇾Malay
menyusu
menghisap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الرضاعة الطبيعية
تمتص ل
🇮🇷Persian
شیر دادن
مکیدن به
🇹🇷Turkish
emzirmek
emmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַנִיק
לתת לינוק
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