"nurse-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nurse-ins [plural]
Etymology: From nurse + in, by analogy with sit-in. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nurse}} nurse, {{m|en|in}} in, {{m|en|sit-in}} 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

Inflected forms

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