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

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