allattare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to breastfeed, to suckle, to nurse
  2. (intransitive, rare) to breastfeed, to suckle, to nurse (of a baby)

Synonyms

dare la tetta

ciucciare il latte

sdijuna’

dare da ciucciare

bere il latte materno

allattare al seno

dare il latte

Frequency

30k
Hyphenated as
al‧lat‧tà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/al.latˈta.re/
Etymology

From Late Latin allactāre, derived from Latin lac (“milk”, noun). By surface analysis, a- + latte + -are.

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