"nurse-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nurse-in.wav Forms: nurse-ins [plural]
Etymology: From nurse + in, by analogy with sit-in. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nurse-in (plural nurse-ins)
  1. A demonstration in which women gather in public to breastfeed their children. Categories (topical): Breastfeeding Related terms: lactivism
    Sense id: en-nurse-in-en-noun-DKNfGgXL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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