amamentar
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a- + mama (“breast”) + -entar; from Latin mamma (“breast”).
Pronunciation
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- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): [aˌmamẽˈtaː]
Verb
[edit]amamentar (first-person singular present amamento, first-person singular preterite amamentei, past participle amamentado)
- breastfeed (feed a baby milk via the breasts)
- Synonyms: dar de mamar, aleitar, lactar
- Antonym: mamar
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of amamentar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “amamentar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025