breast-feed (breast-feeds 3rd person present) (breast-feeding present participle) (breast-fed past tense & past participle ), breastfeed, breast feed When a woman breast-feeds her baby, she feeds it with milk from her breasts, rather than from a bottle. verb
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Not all women have the choice whether or not to breast feed their babies... V n
Leading scientists claim breast-fed babies are intellectually brighter. V-ed, Also V
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There are many advantages to breast feeding.