chestfeeder

English

Etymology

Blend of chest +‎ breastfeeder.

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Noun

chestfeeder (plural chestfeeders)

1. A nursing father, one who chestfeeds (suckles a baby).
   • 2024 February 28, Frank J. Domino, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2025‎^[1], Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN:

     Breast milk is the optimal food for infants, with myriad health benefits for the chestfeeder/breastfeeder and for the child being fed.