BREASTFEEDING
NOUNS
► DINNEL milk from a woman’s breast for the baby → 1954 Amer. dial.
► LACTIVISM advocacy of breastfeeding as the preferred means to feed a baby → 2003 sometimes depreciative, implying overzealousness
► SUCK milk sucked (or to be sucked) from the breast; mother’s milk → 1584 obs.
► SUCKING-BOTTLE a breast-pump → 1688 obs.
► VISITING CAFÉ LA MAMMA breastfeeding → 1990 US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
► LACTIVIST a passionate advocate of breastfeeding as the preferred means to feed a baby → 1999 sometimes depreciative
► PAP-BAIRN a child at the breast; a suckling → 1768 Sc.
► PAP-HAWK a child at the breast; a suckling → 1450 obs.
► SUCKER a child at the breast → 1382 obs.
PHRASES
► BREAST IS BEST used to express the belief that breastfeeding is the best method of feeding a baby → 1967
VERBS
► DINNEL to breastfeed a baby → 1954 Amer. dial.
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