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INFANT FEEDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("infant feeding" is a kind of...):
alimentation; feeding (the act of supplying food and nourishment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infant feeding"):
demand feeding (feeding a baby or animal whenever it shows a need)
breast feeding; nursing (nourishing at the breast)
schedule feeding (feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every 4 hours))