"breastfeeder" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-breastfeeder.wav Forms: breastfeeders [plural]
Etymology: From breastfeed + -er or breast + feeder. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|breastfeed|er|id2=agent noun}} breastfeed + -er, {{compound|en|breast|feeder}} breast + feeder Head templates: {{en-noun}} breastfeeder (plural breastfeeders)
  1. A nursing mother, one who breastfeeds (suckles a baby). Categories (topical): Breastfeeding, People Synonyms: boobfeeder [slang] Derived forms: chestfeeder Translations (mother who breastfeeds): amamentadora [feminine] (Portuguese)

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