Mamar in english
Suck
pronunciation: sʌk part of speech: verb, noun
pronunciation: sʌk part of speech: verb, noun
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» dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding] .
Example: Anthropologists, neurologists, child psychiatrists, and researchers into child development agree that breast-feeding and a supportive family structure are important for an infant to thrive.» dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed] ; suckle .
Example: Traditionally, Malaysian women breast-feed their infants for an extended period of time; only elite Chinese women resort to a wet-nurse. Example: It is sooo cute how they stick their little tails up in the air while suckling their mother's milk.» el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled) .
Example: My mother used to tell us that 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease' -- as the oldest of eight children, she would know.» engancharse al pezón para mamar = latch .
Example: My baby is 7 weeks old and sometimes when she is feeding she continually latches and unlatches.» lo que se mama de niño dura toda la vida = the child is father of the man .
Example: The truth of the saying that 'the child is father of the man' will hardly be questioned by anyone who has observed life carefully.