nursing baby
Infant at breast
A nursing baby is an infant who feeds at the breast.
The term emphasizes the mode of feeding rather than age: She adjusted her blouse to feed the nursing baby.
The phrase distinguishes breastfed infants from those who are bottle-fed or weaned.
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- breast milkMammary secretion for infants
- sucklingUnweaned infant mammal
- infantVery young child
- newbornInfant just delivered
skin to skin · latch · let down · milk · mother · cradle · swaddle · burping · colostrum · bottle · formula · rocking · rocking chair · cradling · nourish · feeding · night feeding · cluster feeding