Diane asks: What do other mammals do with their young? They don't "breastfeed." Do they nurse? Suckle? Something else? In the US I think we'd say they nurse. What about other English-speaking countries? "Here's a picture of a dog _____ing its puppies." I think the word you're looking for is "feed". Sounds simplistic, but it's the first think that comes to my mind. I think it's because with other mammals, it is widely accepted that that's the way it's done-no having to choose between teat or bottle. It's only with humans that we seem to need another word. It's a baby-you feed babies-mother's milk is what babies "eat". Period, end of thought, nothing else needed. I dream of the day when this is the norm. Winnie *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html