1. past tense and past participle of breastfeed; to feed a baby milk from the breast

1. fed milk from the breast rather than from a bottle

Examples

• She breastfed her newborn for the first six months.
• The mother breastfed twins with support from a lactation consultant.
• Breastfed babies often have fewer infections than bottle-fed infants.
• He was breastfed as an infant.
• The pediatrician recommended that she breastfed exclusively for the first few weeks.
• Breastfed children may develop stronger immune systems.