Synonyms and antonyms of Feeding and caring for a baby in British Thesaurus

baby milk (noun)

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

baby talk (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

babywearing (noun)

the practice of carrying a baby close to your body in a sling or similar carrier

bond (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

bottle-feed (verb)

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

breastfeed (verb)

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

burp (verb)

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

change (verb)

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

colic (noun)

pain that a baby has in its stomach

cot death (noun)

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

crib death (noun)

American cot death

dandle (verb)

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

feed (verb)

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

feed (noun)

British an occasion on which you give milk to a baby

formula (noun)

baby milk

lactate (verb)

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

maternity/paternity/parental leave ()

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

motherese (noun)

the special sounds and words that people use when talking to babies

neonatal (adjective)

relating to the first weeks of a baby’s life

nurse (verb)

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

nurse (verb)

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

paternity leave (noun)

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

postnatal (adjective)

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

put down ()

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

suckle (verb)

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

suckle (verb)

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

swaddle (verb)

to wrap a baby very tightly in cloth

wean (verb)

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

wet nurse (noun)

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

wet-nurse (verb)

to be a child’s wet nurse

wind (verb)

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