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Definition of breastfeed verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

breastfeed

verb

NAmE//ˈbrɛstfid//

[intransitive, transitive] breastfeed (somebody)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they breastfeed

he / she / it breastfeeds

past simple breastfed

-ing form breastfeeding

when a woman breastfeeds, she feeds her baby with milk from her breasts. compare bottle-feed, nurse

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