stillen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- breastfeed verb To feed a baby milk directly from the breast.
- breastfeeding noun The act of feeding a baby milk from the breast.
- glut noun An excess, too much.
- nurse noun A person trained to care for the sick or injured, typically working under a doctor.
- quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
- slake verb To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- stanch adj Archaic spelling of staunch.
- stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
- suckle verb To feed a baby or young animal with milk from a breast or udder.
Senses
stillen is used for these senses in English:
- breastfeed (transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.
- breastfeeding (countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
- glut (transitive) To fill to capacity; to satisfy all demand or requirement; to sate.
- nurse (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
- quench (transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
- stanch To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.
- stem (transitive) To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
- suckle (transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.