Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breastfeeding

/ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: breast-feed-ing
IPA: /ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.

Uncountable

noun

An instance (session) of such feeding activity.

Countable

verb

present participle and gerund of breastfeed

Etymology

From breast + feeding.

Usage

Inflected Forms

breastfeedings (plural)

Derived Forms

brelfie

Frequently Paired Words

bottlefeeding

Synonyms

breastfeed

Rhymes With

reading leading feeding spreading bleeding breeding needing misleading preceding speeding proceeding succeeding

Questions

How do you pronounce breastfeeding?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/.
What does breastfeeding mean?: The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
Where does breastfeeding come from?: From breast + feeding.

How to pronounce breastfeeding

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