母乳
Meanings
1
breast milk; mother's milk
Refers to milk produced by a mother for an infant. Common in childcare and medical contexts, as in 母乳で育てる and 母乳育児.
She gives the baby breast milk.
I want to raise my baby on breast milk.
Usage patterns
- 母乳で育てるto raise (a baby) on breast milk
I'm raising my daughter on breast milk.
- 母乳を与えるto give (a baby) breast milk
It's time to give the baby some breast milk.
- 母乳が出るfor breast milk to come in/be produced
After giving birth, my breast milk didn't come in for a while.