nurse

nurses (plural)
norice (alternative)
nourice (alternative)
nourse (alternative)

→ Bengali: নার্স (narśo)

→ Cebuano: nars

→ Danish: nurse

→ Hausa: nâs

→ Hindi: नर्स (nars)

→ Indonesian: ners

→ Kalenjin: nas

→ Kamba: nasi

→ Limburgish: nurs

→ Luo: nas

→ Maltese: ners

→ Nepali: नर्स (narsa)

→ Romanian: nursă

→ Tagalog: nars

→ Urdu: نرس (nars)

→ Welsh: nyrs

From Middle English norice, from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, noun based on Latin nūtrīcius (“that which nourishes”), from nūtrīx (“wet nurse”), from nūtriō (“to suckle”).

verpleegkundige

person trained to provide care for the sick


LC

en-noun

LC (countable and uncountable, plural LCs)

lactation consultant
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(healthcare) Initialism of lactation consultant.


breast milk

breast milk (countable and uncountable, plural breast milks)

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breastfeed

breastfeeds (plural)
breast feed (alternative)
breast-feed (alternative)

An instance of feeding milk to a baby from the breasts; a breastfeeding.


wet nurse

wet nurses (plural)
wet-nurse (alternative)
wetnurse (alternative)

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Coordinate term: dry nurse

A woman hired to suckle another woman's child.

乳母

うば, uba, おんば, onba, ちうば, chiuba, ちおも, chiomo, にゅうぼ, nyūbo, まま, mama, めのと, menoto


lactation

lactation (countable and uncountable, plural lactations)

Borrowed from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis. Equivalent to lactate + -ion.

The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.


let-down

let-down (countable and uncountable, plural let-downs)

let-downs (plural)
letdown (alternative)

The majority of peasant farmers in the tropics allow the calf to suckle before milking in order to obtain a let-down of milk.

1990, WJA Payne, An Introduction to Animal Husbandry in the Tropics:

Occasionally a baby will be caught off-guard by mother's strong let-down and he will choke and sputter a bit.

2004, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, 7th edition, Penguin, page 54:

Through oxytocin mediation, these afferent pathways become so well established that letdown can occur even when the mother merely thinks of her baby.

2010, Jan Riordan, Karen Wamback, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, 4th edition, Jones & Bartlett, page 91:

(countable, uncountable) The neurohormonal release of milk in dairy cows or in breastfeeding human mothers.


nursing bra

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A bra specifically designed for breastfeeding mothers, with cups which fold down, allowing easy access to the nipple when the infant is to be fed, usually constructed of fabric only.


pump and dump

pump and dump (countable and uncountable, plural pump and dumps)

pump and dumps (plural)
pump-and-dump (alternative)

"She's the one who wants a quick fuck. I need more than that – not a wedding ring – but she's already been with two other guys this week. In this day and age? No way."
"I don't blame you. I gave up the ol' pump and dump recently myself."

2000, Randy Boyd, Bridge Across the Ocean, West Beach Books, published 2000, →ISBN, page 80:

Getting a Taurus female into bed a second time is much easier than doing the same to her male counterpart: Taurus females are less lazy and stubborn and they view sexuality as more of a give-and-take than their pump-and-dump brethren.

2001, Stuart Hazleton, Sexscopes: How to Seduce, Stimulate, and Satisfy Any Sign, Fireside, published 2001, →ISBN, page 47:

I am tired of the pump-and-dump lifestyle, so please help me stop acting like a slut.

2009, Lisa Daily, How to Date Like a Grown-Up: Everything You Need to Know to Get Out There, Get Lucky, or Even Get Married in Your 40s, 50s, and Beyond, Sourcebooks Casablanca, published 2009, →ISBN, page 153:

(slang) A situation where a person has sex with a partner on a single occasion, without immediate intention of further contact or pursuing a serious relationship.


breastfeeding

breastfeeding (countable and uncountable, plural breastfeedings)

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nursing

terms applicable to any mammals (including quadrupeds and whales)

(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.


breast pump

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A device used by a lactating woman to extract milk from her breasts (typically for short-term storage).


mother's milk

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From Middle English moderis mylke, equivalent to mother + -'s + milk.

Breast milk; milk produced by a human or animal mother for her offspring to nurse.


human cheese

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The flavor of human cheese would depend on what you were feeding your human.

1998, Dan Savage, Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist:


lactivism

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The advocacy of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public.


lactivist

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A supporter of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public; one who engages in lactivism.


maternity bra

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foremilk

foremilk (countable and uncountable, plural foremilks)

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The first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.


hindmilk

hindmilk (usually uncountable, plural hindmilks)

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The milk secreted during the later part of breastfeeding, typically high in fat and low in protein.


breastfeeder

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From breastfeed + -er or breast + feeder.

A nursing mother, one who breastfeeds (suckles a baby).


nonbreastfeeding

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lactophilia

(paraphilia) a sexual fetish for lactating breasts and breastfeeding


nurse-in

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From nurse + in, by analogy with sit-in.

A nationwide nurse-in descended on Target stores this week after a mom in Texas complained when employees said she could not feed her baby in the store.

2011 December 31, Beth Brelje, “Mother defends breastfeeding in public despite criticism”, in Pocono Record:

A demonstration in which women gather in public to breastfeed their children.


milk sibling

milk siblings (plural)
milk-sibling (alternative)

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But knowingly to marry someone who is a milk sibling is, as Sidi told me gravely, to go against Islam.

2004, Rebecca Popenoe, Feeding Desire: Fatness, Beauty, and Sexuality Among a Saharan People, Routledge, published 2004, →ISBN, page 94:

A person who is not one's biological sibling but was nursed by the same woman as oneself.


milk brother

milk brothers (plural)
milk-brother (alternative)

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Garin had been with them as well that day; he was Arianne's milk brother, and they had been inseparable since before they learned to walk.

2005, George R. R. Martin, A Feast for Crows, Spectra, →ISBN, page 299:


milk sister

milk sisters (plural)
milk-sister (alternative)

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In this shop, I always used to play hide-and-seek with Marie, my wet nurse's daughter, who in fact is my milk sister, […]

2007, Jenny Erpenbeck, The Book of Words (trans. Susan Bernofsky), New Directions (2007; original German novel published 2004), page 46


breastaurant

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Two things attracted Andrew Rodgers and his bachelor-party buddies to Hooters of Virginia, Inc., Roanoke's first and only “breastaurant.”

1993 October 6, “Cheap Thrills”, in The Roanoke Times:

And feminists aren't the only ones complaining about the Island's inaugural “breastaurant”: Concerned parents whose broods play in the park across the street wonder how to shield them from the chain's double-entendre name, which is about as sophisticated as those looseleaf notes you furtively passed in high school health class.

1995 June 4, Denise Flaim, “Is Hooters Too Hot for the Island?”, in Newsday:

Busting out of Las Vegas and onto the local pub scene is this breastaurant. Think Hooters girls in micro-kilts and push-up bras.

2012, Josh Pahigian, Kevin O'Connell, The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip: A Fan's Guide to Major League Stadiums, Lyons Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

(informal) A restaurant featuring scantily clad female waitstaff.

波霸餐廳 /波霸餐厅

restaurant featuring scantily clad waitresses


lactonazi

We have a phrase for some of the more zealous advocates of the Le Leche League……LactoNazis. Which refers to a person who would advise risking dehydration rather than giving an infant formula.

1993 July 31, David Pollard, “______-NAZIS!”, in bit.listserv.uus-l (Usenet):

On the other hand, if you know nothing about the differences between artificial feeding and breastfeeding, or if you DO know the differences, and *choose* to feed your baby formula instead of breast milk, your guilt comes from YOUR OWN knowledge that breastfeeding is better. Not from "lactonazis" or "militants," but from your own mind.

1996 May 10, Van Piercy (quoting Heidi Murphy), “Guilt and formula: Heidi's LACTNET post”, in alt.parenting.solutions (Usenet):

I'm very happy out her^([sic]) in the far left of lactonazi land, and I couldn't be here without all of you!

1996 May 15, Dave & Colette, “Re: Guilt and formula: Heidi's LACTNET post”, in alt.parenting.solutions (Usenet):

(slang, derogatory) An overzealous lactivist.


Breastapo

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In that vulnerable post-natal daze, brainwashed by the NCT and other hard-line members of the Breastapo, I almost believed it was better to starve my son than pollute him with formula.

2011 May 11, Anna Maxted, “Breastfeeding: Protect us from the Breastapo”, in The Telegraph:

Not all women can produce enough milk to feed their babies, and many push themselves to the brink of sanity in the attempt to do so, partly because of the pressure piled on to them by the Breastapo.

2011 June 21, Emma Cowing, “The 'Breastapo' need to lay down their arms”, in The Scotsman:

I'd heard about the Breastapo but hadn't encountered a member yet. These are midwives and nurses whose keenness on breastfeeding somewhat overwhelms their ability to be kind and considerate.

2013, Jen Wight, Day 6: When Motherhood & Madness Collide, Green Olive Press, →ISBN:

(slang, derogatory) Overzealous lactivists who pressure women to breastfeed and criticize formula-feeders, taken as a group.


milk knot

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(medicine) A hard lump forming in the breast of a nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and congestion of the mammary glands.


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hucow

So when we were talking with your friends the other night they mentioned human-cow or hucow, and I am wondering where that goes here?

2012, Joseph Santiago, Lina Clark, Life by Association: Getting Furry, →ISBN, page 101:

But after that, she was at a loss, so she did a little research with the help of short erotica and a fetish website.
Milking? People actually did that?
What was a hucow, exactly?
But the description sounded interesting to say the least, even though she was far past the ability to breast feed.

2015, Jennifer Willows, Strangers with Benefits, Siren Publishing, →ISBN, pages 75–76:

And they'd all be getting a good drink of Gina's milk, as her production continued to rise. She's a regular hucow, Dan thought, his dick getting really hard.

2015, S. Randy, Shemale Adventure: Milking, →ISBN:

(chiefly erotic fiction) A person who engages in lactation for sexual purposes.


boobfeed

en-verb

boobfeed (third-person singular simple present boobfeeds, present participle boobfeeding, simple past and past participle boobfed)

boobfeeds (present singular third-person)
boobfeeding (participle present)
boobfed (participle past)
boobfed (past)

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Seems that somepeople^([sic]) are distressed that those awful ethnic Albanian refugees are accepting donated formula and AREN'T BOOBFEEDING, those awful lousy mothers.

1999 April 22, IleneB, “Guilty Admission”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet):

2000 December 10, Gutterboy [username], “Moo arrested for boobfeeding a 6-year-old”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet):

A goober told me it's ok for a moo to boobfeed in a pool because the chlorine will kill any germs.

2002 August 16, Lots42 [username], “Re: b-f-ing in starbucks”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet):


boob milk

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Natalie said, "Esther's going to be none too pleased to find she's dining on formula this morning instead of her usual fare."
"Does that mean we're out of boob milk?" Kolt looked genuinely distraught.

2011, Laura Marie Altom, A Baby in His Stocking, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 81:

I used to watch Miles fall asleep from drinking boob milk late into the night.

2011, Lidia Yuknavitch, The Chronology of Water: A Memoir, Hawthorne Books, →ISBN:

After all, you're the only one manufacturing that boob milk.

2013, April Peveteaux, Gluten Is My Bitch: Rants, Recipes, and Ridiculousness for the Gluten-Free, Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, →ISBN:


milk-mother

milk-mothers (plural)
milk mother (alternative)

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Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb was the milk-mother of the Prophet Muhammad.

Wet nurse (especially in an Islamic context, or the literal translation of the Chinese term 奶媽).


boobfeeder

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Well, there's the occasional fellow who posts to the boobfeeder groups looking for sympathetic moomees to b/f him...

2000 April 12, Gutterboy, “Now that's no ordinary soap! (Squick)”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet):

(see title)

2003 February 28, Winnie, “Aussie boobfeeder poll result”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet):

WTF is a l@ctivist? An in-your-face boobfeeder.

2003 April 29, vixanne, “Another over the top Moo sig”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet):

(slang, rare, derogatory) A breastfeeder.


nipple shield

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From nipple + shield. First use appears c. 1799 in the writings of Michael Underwood.

A defence for the nipple worn by a breastfeeding woman.


nipple confusion

en-noun

nipple confusion (usually uncountable, plural nipple confusions)

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The midwives and breastfeeding consultants that I saw scared me with stories of nipple confusion, so I was reluctant to try a bottle too early. This led to my baby refusing a bottle and, later, breast milk from a cup.

2017 March 28, Carmen Fishwick, “'An unrealistic pressure': mothers on what it's like to breastfeed”, in The Guardian:

The situation in which an infant has difficulty in switching between feeding on maternal nipples and artificial nipples (such as feeding bottles or pacifiers), often resulting in ineffective sucking or refusal to breastfeed.


nipple-confused

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(of an infant) Affected by nipple confusion; having difficulty in switching between feeding on maternal nipples and artificial nipples.


chestfeeder

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A nursing father, one who chestfeeds (suckles a baby).


Roman charity

Roman charity (countable and uncountable, plural Roman charities)

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(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A story where someone is sentenced to die by starvation; but their daughter saves them by secretly breastfeeding them.

Cimon and Pero (Rubens)
Peter Paul Rubens