Meanings
nounchestfeeder (plural chestfeeders)
plural chestfeeders
- A nursing father, one who chestfeeds (suckles a baby).
Breast milk is the optimal food for infants, with myriad health benefits for the chestfeeder/breastfeeder and for the child being fed.
2024 February 28, Frank J. Domino, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2025, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN
Origin
Blend of chest + breastfeeder.
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APA
chestfeeder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chestfeeder
MLA
“chestfeeder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chestfeeder. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chestfeeder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chestfeeder.
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