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Doll Posted 18 years ago
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mother gives suck to baby
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00 How can I say that a mother is feeding her one-month baby with milk in her breasts? Is it correct to say "the mother is giving suck to her baby"? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance. 05 0 010id 10
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00 How can I say that a mother is feeding her one-month baby with milk in her breasts? Is it correct to say "the mother is giving suck to her baby"? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance. 05 0 010id 10
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0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 How about "She's 05 0 00 her baby"? key=9548&dict=CALDc breast-feeding
- 0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 How about "She's 05 0 00 her baby"?
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 How about "She's 05 0 00 her baby"? 0240href http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=9548&dict=CALDc breast-feeding
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00 How about "She's 05 0 00 her baby"? 0240href http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=9548&dict=CALDc breast-feeding
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 How can I say that a mother is feeding her one-month baby with milk in her *******? Is it correct to say "the mother is giving suck to her baby"? 02 font 00 It's correct, but it sounds incredibly old-fashioned, so don't say it. 02 br
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00 Just say 'She's breast-feeding'. 02 br
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01 font 00 How can I say that a mother is feeding her one-month baby with milk in her *******? Is it correct to say "the mother is giving suck to her baby"? 02 font 00 It's correct, but it sounds incredibly old-fashioned, so don't say it. 02 br
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00 Just say 'She's breast-feeding'. 02 br
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01 cite 10 Doll 12 cite 12 br
10 Hello everyone, 12 br
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10 How can I say that a mother is feeding her 11 b 10 one-month baby 12 b 10 with milk in her *******? Is it correct to say "the mother is giving suck to her baby"? 12 br
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10 Thanks in advance. 15 0 12 br
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0 Also right and more related to the word suck would be 'The baby is suckling the mother' 0-
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00 No. The verb suckle has two meanings. 02 br
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00 1. To feed one's young. Here, it is 01 b 00 transitive 02 b 00 , 02 br
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00 eg 01 b 00 The mother is suckling her baby 02 b 00 . 02 br
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00 2. To feed from the breast. Here, it is 01 b 00 intransitive. 02 b
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00 No. The verb suckle has two meanings. 02 br
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00 1. To feed one's young. Here, it is 01 b 00 transitive 02 b 00 , 02 br
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00 eg 01 b 00 The mother is suckling her baby 02 b 00 . 02 br
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00 2. To feed from the breast. Here, it is 01 b 00 intransitive. 02 b
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0 Well to speak of such things in every day conversation would be a bit strange at any point! 05 0 02 br
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00 In this context suckling was quite a common thing for me to hear. I remember my cousin's wife saying why she doesn't breast feed; she tried it once but the baby bit as it suckled and it wasn't a very nice feeling at all. 010id 4
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00 In this context suckling was quite a common thing for me to hear. I remember my cousin's wife saying why she doesn't breast feed; she tried it once but the baby bit as it suckled and it wasn't a very nice feeling at all. 010id 4
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