breast pump

noun

A device used by a lactating woman to extract milk from her breasts (typically for short-term storage).

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Meanings

nounbreast pump (plural breast pumps)

plural breast pumps

  1. A device used by a lactating woman to extract milk from her breasts (typically for short-term storage).

Translations

Catalan tirallet
  • tiralletdevice used to extract breast milk
Chinese Cantonese 奶泵
  • 奶泵 (naai⁵ bam¹)device used to extract breast milk
Chinese Mandarin 吸乳器, 吸奶器
  • 吸乳器 (xīrǔqì)device used to extract breast milk
  • 吸奶器 (xīnǎiqì)device used to extract breast milk
Finnish rintapumppu
  • rintapumppudevice used to extract breast milk
French tire-lait
  • tire-laitdevice used to extract breast milk
German Muttermilchpumpe, Brustpumpe
  • Muttermilchpumpedevice used to extract breast milk
  • Brustpumpedevice used to extract breast milk
Greek θήλαστρο
  • θήλαστρο (thílastro)device used to extract breast milk
Irish pumpa cíche
  • pumpa cíchedevice used to extract breast milk
Italian tiralatte
  • tiralattedevice used to extract breast milk
Japanese 搾乳器
  • 搾乳器 (sakunyūki)device used to extract breast milk
Korean 유축기
  • 유축기 (yuchukgi)device used to extract breast milk
Spanish sacaleche, extractor de leche
  • sacalechedevice used to extract breast milk
  • extractor de lechedevice used to extract breast milk
Swedish bröstpump
  • bröstpumpdevice used to extract breast milk
Tagalog mamadera
  • mamaderadevice used to extract breast milk
Cite this entry
APA

breast pump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast%20pump

MLA

“breast pump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast%20pump. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breast pump,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast%20pump.

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