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breast·feed

or breast-feed (brĕst′fēd′)
v. breast·fed (-fĕd′), breast·feed·ing, breast·feeds
v.tr.
To feed (a baby) milk from the breast; suckle.
v.intr.
To breastfeed a baby.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. breastfeed - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
bottlefeed - feed (infants) with a bottle
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Translations
تُرضع
kojit
ammegive bryst
hafa á brjósti
emzirmek meme vermek

breast

(brest) noun
1. either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body. bors ثدي المرأه гърда peito prs die Brust bryst μαστός pecho, seno, mama rind پستان rinta sein שד स्तन dojke mell payudara konubrjóst seno, mammella 乳房 유방 krūtis krūts buah dada borst bryst pierś تی peito sân грудная железа prsník, ňadro dojka, prsi grudi bröst เต้านมผู้หญิง meme 乳房 грудна залоза چھاتیاں 乳房
2. the front of a body between the neck and belly. He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts. bors صدر гърди peito prsa, hruď die Brust bryst στήθος pecho, busto, pechuga rind سینه rintakehä poitrine חזה वक्षस्थल prsa mell dada brjóst, faðmur, bringa petto 胸部 가슴, 흉부 krūtinė krūtis; krūtiņa dada borst bryst, bringe pierś ټټر peito piept грудь; грудка prsia, hruď prsi prsa bröst หน้าอก göğüs груди سینہ ngực
verb
1. to face or oppose. breast the waves. trotseer, die hoof bied يواجه، يقاوم посрещам enfrentar vzdorovat ankämpfen gegen stille sig op imod αντιμετωπίζω, αντιτάσσομαι afrontar, arrostrar rinnaga vastu seisma مقابله کردن؛ روبرو شدن olla kohti jtk affronter לְהֵיאָבֵק, לְהִתיָיצֵב מוּל सामना करना या विरोध करना suprotstaviti se szembeszáll menghadapi mæta, takast á við, bjóða birginn affrontare 立ち向かう ...을 향해 가슴을 내밀다 sutikti, pasipriešinti stāties pretī mengharungi het hoofd bieden trasse, sette brystet mot stawiać czoło مقابله کول، مخامخ کیدل enfrentar a înfrunta бороться, стать грудью против vzdorovať kljubovati suprotstaviti se gå (simma) rätt emot, möta, trotsa เผชิญหน้า göğüslemek, göğüs vermek 挺胸面對 чинити опір مقابلہ کرنا ، سامنا کرنا đối diện 逆...而进,挺胸面对
2. to come to the top of. As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance. die kruin bereik يصعد الى качвам се на върха chegar ao topo vystoupit na vrchol bewältigen nå toppen φτάνω στην κορυφή llegar a la cumbre/cima, coronar la cumbre tippu jõudma بالای چیزی رفتن saapua jnk päälle atteindre le sommet de לְהַגִיע לַפִּסגָה चोटी पर पहुंचना ići prema opasnosti feljut sampai ke puncak koma upp á scalare 登る 오르다 užlipti (į) uzkāpt sampai ke puncak boven op ... komen nå toppen; komme til toppen av wspiąć się د یو شی له پاسه ورتلل chegar ao cume a ajunge în vârful взбираться vystúpiť na vrchol doseči vrh popeti se na vrh komma upp till (på) ถึงจุดสูงสุดของ tepesine varmak 攻頂 підніматися, сходити (на) چوٹی پر پہنچنا lên đến đỉnh... 登上顶部
ˈbreastfeed verb
to feed (a baby) with milk from the breast. borsvoed تُرضع (الطفل) кърмя amamentar kojit stillen amme; give bryst θηλάζω amamantar, dar de mamar, dar la teta rinnaga toitma شیر دادن imettää allaiter לְהֵנִיק , לְהֵינִיק स्तनपान करना dojiti (meg)szoptat, táplál menyusui hafa (barn) á brjósti allattare al seno 母乳で育てる 모유로 키우다 maitinti krūtimi barot (bērnu) ar krūti menyusu badan de borst geven amme, gi bryst karmić piersią شیدی ورکول amamentar a alăpta кормить грудью dojčiť dojiti dojiti amma ให้ลูกดูดนมจากอก emzirmek, meme vermek 給...餵奶 годувати дитину چھاتی سے دودھ پلانا ، رضاعت nuôi bằng sữa mẹ 给...喂奶
ˈbreastfed adjective
geborsvoed مُرضع кърмен amamentado kojený gestillt ammet που έχει τραφεί με μητρικό γάλα amamantado rinnaga toidetud شیرخواره imetettävä nourri au sein יוֹנֶק स्तनपान कराया हुआ podojen anyatejen nevelt/táplált disusui á brjósti allattato al seno 母乳で育てられた 모유로 키운 maitintas krūtimi ar krūti barots susu badan die borstvoeding krijgt som blir ammet/er brystbarn karmiony piersią شیدی خوړونکی amamentado alăptat вскармливаемый грудью dojčený dojen podojen uppfödd på bröstmjölk ที่เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมจากอก emzirilmiş, meme verilerek büyütülmüş 餵母奶的 годований материнським молоком جس نے ماں کا دودھ پیا ہو được nuôi bằng sữa mẹ 用母奶喂养的
ˈbreaststroke noun
a style of swimming in which the arms are pushed out in front and then sweep backwards. borsslag سباحة على الصدر плуване бруст bruços prsa (plavecký styl) das Brustschwimmen brystsvømning πρόσθια κολύμβηση braza rinnuliujumine شنای پروانه rintauinti brasse שְׂחִייַת חָזֶה तैराकी का एक तरीका stiluplivanju, prsno mellúszás gaya dada bringusund nuoto a rana 平泳 평영 brasas brass kuak dada schoolslag brystsvømming styl klasyczny په الوتونکی ډول لامبو وهل bruços (stil) bras брасс prsia (štýl plávania) prsno plavanje prsno plivanje bröstsim การว่ายน้ําท่าผีเสื้อ kurbağalama 俯泳,蛙式 брас تیرنے کا ایک طریقہ جس میں چھاتی کا زور لگایا جاتا ہے kiểu bơi ếch 俯泳,蛙式
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breastfeed

vt, vi (pret & pp -fed) amamantar, lactar, dar el pecho, dar de mamar; Are you breastfeeding her?.. ¿Le amamanta (lacta, da el pecho, da de mamar)?
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