breastfeed
/ˈbrestfiːd/verb
उच्चारण ब्रेस्ट्फ़ीड
स्तनपान कराना
Core word
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[T, I]
to feed a baby with milk from the breast
स्तनपान कराना
- Doctors advise mothers to breastfeed their babies for at least six months.
- Was she able to breastfeed?
- Many mothers breastfeed their babies at night.
+ 2 more examples
- She chose to breastfeed until her son was one year old.
- Nurses showed the new mothers how to breastfeed comfortably.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
breastfeed (+ object) (transitive)
Breastfeed means to feed a baby with milk from the breast. The object is the baby: breastfeed a baby.
Breastfeed का अर्थ माँ के दूध से बच्चे को पिलाना है। Object बच्चा होता है: breastfeed a baby।
- She breastfed her son for two years.
- Mothers should breastfeed newborns within an hour.
breastfeed (intransitive)
The verb can also be used alone when the baby is understood.
जब बच्चा सुपरिचित हो, तब यह क्रिया अकेले भी प्रयोग हो सकती है।
- She still breastfeeds in the evening.
- Many working mothers continue to breastfeed.
irregular forms: breastfeed, breastfed, breastfed
The past and past participle are both breastfed.
इसके past और past participle दोनों 'breastfed' हैं।
- The baby was breastfed for six months.
- Radhika's sister has breastfed all her children.
breastfed baby / breastfeeding (noun, gerund)
Breastfed describes the baby (a breastfed baby); breastfeeding is the noun for the practice.
Breastfed बच्चे का वर्णन करता है (a breastfed baby); breastfeeding इस अभ्यास की संज्ञा है।
- Breastfed babies have fewer infections.
- Breastfeeding is encouraged in the hospital.
+Collocations 4
adverb + breastfeed
exclusivelyregularlynaturallysuccessfullyopenly
- Doctors advise mothers to exclusively breastfeed for the first six months.
breastfeed + time
for six monthson demandevery three hourstill the age of twoat night
- She breastfed the baby every three hours at first.
breastfeeding + noun
motherroomsupportadvicecampaignweek
- The airport has a breastfeeding room for mothers.
verb + to breastfeed
encouragehelpwantchoosestoplearn
- The nurse helped her learn to breastfeed.
“More examples 5
- The hospital runs a class on how to breastfeed correctly.
अस्पताल सही तरीके से स्तनपान कराने पर एक कक्षा चलाता है।
- Radhika's cousin breastfed her daughter for eighteen months.
राधिका की चचेरी बहन ने अपनी बेटी को अठारह महीने तक स्तनपान कराया।
- World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in August.
विश्व स्तनपान सप्ताह अगस्त में मनाया जाता है।
- Working women can breastfeed if the office has a feeding room.
यदि कार्यालय में फ़ीडिंग रूम हो तो कामकाजी महिलाएँ स्तनपान करा सकती हैं।
- The baby was breastfed until the age of one.
बच्चे को एक वर्ष की आयु तक स्तनपान कराया गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She breastfeeded her baby.
✓ She breastfed her baby.
Breastfeed is irregular; the past form is breastfed.
Breastfeed अनियमित क्रिया है; इसका past रूप 'breastfed' है।
✗ The baby is breastfeeding by his mother.
✓ The baby is being breastfed by his mother.
The baby receives the action, so a passive form (being breastfed) is needed.
बच्चा क्रिया को ग्रहण करता है, इसलिए passive रूप (being breastfed) चाहिए।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
World Breastfeeding Week is observed every year from 1 to 7 August.
World Breastfeeding Week हर वर्ष 1 से 7 अगस्त तक मनाया जाता है।