"EBF" meaning in English

See EBF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: E.B.F. [alternative]
Etymology: Initialism of exclusively breastfed or exclusive breastfeeding. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} EBF (not comparable)
  1. Of an infant, exclusively fed with breast milk (instead of formula). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-EBF-en-adj-qvvJO826

Noun

Forms: E.B.F. [alternative]
Etymology: Initialism of exclusively breastfed or exclusive breastfeeding. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} EBF (uncountable)
  1. Exclusive breastfeeding. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-EBF-en-noun-qyUVoyPE

Verb

Forms: EBFs [present, singular, third-person], EBFing [participle, present], EBFed [participle, past], EBFed [past], E.B.F. [alternative]
Etymology: Initialism of exclusively breastfed or exclusive breastfeeding. Head templates: {{en-verb}} EBF (third-person singular simple present EBFs, present participle EBFing, simple past and past participle EBFed)
  1. To be exclusively breastfed. Coordinate_terms: PBF
    Sense id: en-EBF-en-verb-WaPip7NG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 12 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 10 83

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "breast milk",
          "breast milk"
        ],
        [
          "formula",
          "formula"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "EBF"
}

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  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "EBFed",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    },
    {
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