(ぼにゅう)

ぼにゅう
noun
breast milk, mother's milk
1. breast milk, mother's milk
Milk produced by a mother for nursing an infant. Used in medical, parenting, and everyday contexts.
(あか)ちゃんに母乳(ぼにゅう)をあげる。
To breastfeed the baby.
母乳(ぼにゅう)には免疫(めんえき)成分(せいぶん)(ふく)まれている。
Breast milk contains immune components.
母乳(ぼにゅう)(そだ)てるか、ミルクを使(つか)うかは、それぞれの家庭(かてい)事情(じじょう)によって(こと)なる。
Whether to breastfeed or use formula varies depending on each family's circumstances.

USAGE:
A neutral, standard term used in medical and parenting contexts. The verb pattern is 母乳(ぼにゅう)をあげる or 母乳(ぼにゅう)(あた)える (to breastfeed). 母乳(ぼにゅう)育児(いくじ) refers to breastfeeding as a child-rearing practice.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 母乳(ぼにゅう)育児(いくじ): breastfeeding (as childcare)
  • 母乳(ぼにゅう)(そだ)てる: to raise on breast milk
  • 母乳(ぼにゅう)をあげる: to breastfeed
  • 母乳(ぼにゅう)()る: breast milk comes in