Thanks for sharing that Pamela. My daughter called (and at 5.5 still calls) 
breasts "baby nurs." She wonders when her baby nurs will grow and when she 
will have milk in them.

Her word for nursing was nur.

Jennifer Morris, LLLL, IBCLC
FL

From:??? Pamela Morrison <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Local lingo for breastfeeding

The Swahili word for Breast and Milk is one and the same;? "maziwa",
nicely reflecting the cultural norm - what else could they be for??

Pamela Morrison IBCLC
Rustington, England (who spent her most formative years in East Africa)

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