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breast-feeding

English translation: to feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle

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English term or phrase:breast-feeding
Selected answer:to feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle
Entered by: Oso (X)

03:25 Apr 30, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / subtitle
English term or phrase: breast-feeding
It's from a movie dialogue. The scene is in a bar:

-Where's my other waitress?
-Why do you ask?

I don't know, you--

It's Emmylou. She's breast-feeding.

What does "breast-feeding" mean?

Thank you.
Yohanes Sutopo
Local time: 14:41
To feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle.
Explanation:
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2005-04-30 03:30:50 (GMT)
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\"Breastfeeding is the practice of a woman feeding an infant (or sometimes a toddler or a young child) with milk produced from her mammary glands, usually directly from the nipples. Babies have a sucking instinct allowing them to extract the milk.

While many mothers choose to breastfeed their child, there are some who do not, either for personal or medical reasons. Breast milk has been shown to be very beneficial for a child; however, as with other bodily fluid transfers, some diseases and medicines can be passed from the mother to the infant. ...\"

http://www.answers.com/topic/breastfeeding&method=6
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Oso (X)
Grading comment
Thanks.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +23To feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle.
Oso (X)
4 +6Explanation below
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
5 +5nursing
humbird


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +23
To feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle.


Explanation:
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2005-04-30 03:30:50 (GMT)
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\"Breastfeeding is the practice of a woman feeding an infant (or sometimes a toddler or a young child) with milk produced from her mammary glands, usually directly from the nipples. Babies have a sucking instinct allowing them to extract the milk.

While many mothers choose to breastfeed their child, there are some who do not, either for personal or medical reasons. Breast milk has been shown to be very beneficial for a child; however, as with other bodily fluid transfers, some diseases and medicines can be passed from the mother to the infant. ...\"

http://www.answers.com/topic/breastfeeding&method=6


Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks.

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Explanation below


Explanation:
Breastfeeding is the practice of a woman feeding an infant (or sometimes a toddler or a young child) with milk produced from her mammary glands, usually directly from the nipples. Babies have a sucking instinct allowing them to extract the milk.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast-feeding

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 13:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
nursing


Explanation:
Mother or nurse-maid give milk to a basy from her breast
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
1 a : to feed an offspring from the breast b : to feed at the breast : SUCK


humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish

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