noun

a type of liquid for babies that is made to be similar to a mother’s milk

noun

sounds and words that babies make when they are learning to speak, or similar sounds and words that adults use when talking to babies

verb

to develop the strong and special feeling of love that it is considered normal for a mother and her baby to have for one another

verb

to feed a baby with milk from a bottle rather than breastfeeding it

verb

to feed a baby with milk from your breasts rather than bottle-feeding it

verb

to help a baby to bring up air from its stomach by hitting it gently on the back

verb

if you change a baby or change its nappy, you take off the dirty nappy and put a clean one on

noun

pain that a baby has in its stomach

noun

the sudden death of a young baby while he or she is sleeping, with no obvious cause

noun

cot death

verb

to move a baby or young child up and down gently on your knee or in your arms

verb

if a baby feeds, or if you feed it, the baby drinks milk

noun

an occasion on which you give milk to a baby

noun

baby milk

verb

if a woman or female animal lactates, she produces milk in her breasts in order to feed her baby

adjective

relating to the first weeks of a baby’s life

verb

if a woman nurses a baby, she feeds it by letting the baby suck milk from her breasts

verb

if a baby nurses, it sucks milk from a woman’s breast

noun

a period of time when a father is allowed to be away from work after the birth of his child

adjective

referring to the period of time after the birth of a baby

to put a baby in a bed so that it can go to sleep

verb

to feed a baby or young animal with milk from a breast or udder

verb

if a baby or young animal suckles, it sucks milk from a breast or udder

verb

to wrap a baby very tightly in cloth

verb

to make a baby stop taking its mother’s milk and start to eat solid food

noun

a woman who is paid to feed another woman’s baby with her own breast milk

verb

to be a child’s wet nurse

verb

to help a baby get rid of the gas in its stomach through its mouth by rubbing its back

noun

a period of time away from a job because you or your partner has just had a baby