GC: n

S: MAYO – https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/in-depth/healthy-baby/art-20047741 (last access: 22 December 2024); WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/infant-and-young-child-feeding (last access: 22 December 2024).

N: 1. “act of taking food,” Old English feding, verbal noun from feed (v.). Feeding frenzy is from 1989, metaphoric extension of a phrase that had been used of sharks since 1950s.

2. feeding: The act or process of eating or being fed. An instance of feeding.

3. Feeding your baby can feel quite overwhelming at first – whether you are breastfeeding, bottle feeding or a combination of both.

4. Feeding your baby in their first year can be exciting but also challenging. In general, babies get all their nutrition from breast milk and/or formula for the first six months of life. By six months, you can start introducing solid foods. Your pediatrician can offer additional advice tailored to your baby’s unique needs.

5. Hormones, Perinatal Period And Milking Equipment (Agriculture): lactation (not to be confused with feeding).

• Lactation includes both milk secretion and storage in alveolar cells and ducts with the mamary gland, followed by milk ejection let down and milk removal.

S: 1. Etymonline – https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=feeding (last access: 22 December 2024). 2. MW – https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding (last access: 22 December 2024). 3. NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/feeding-your-baby/ (last access: 22 December 2024). 4. CC – https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/9693-feeding-your-baby-the-first-year (last access: 22 December 2024). 5. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 22 December 2024).

SYN: infant feeding (depending on context)

S: DPTM – https://dptm.es/dptm/?k=lactancia (last access: 22 December 2024)

CR: dysphoric milk ejection reflex, galactorrhea, human milk, infant, prolactin.