allattare

From Late Latin allactāre, derived from Latin lac (“milk”, noun). By surface analysis, a- +‎ latte +‎ -are.

• IPA^(key): /al.latˈta.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: al‧lat‧tà‧re

allattàre (first-person singular present allàtto, first-person singular past historic allattài, past participle allattàto, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to breastfeed, to suckle, to nurse

   Synonym: allattare al seno

2. (intransitive, rare) to breastfeed, to suckle, to nurse (of a baby) [auxiliary avere]
   • c. 1900, Abruzzese traditional song (lyrics and music), “Amara terra mia”, performed by Domenico Modugno:

     Fra gli uliveti è nata già la luna. Un bimbo piange e allatta un seno magro.

     Among the olive groves the moon already has already risen. A child cries and breastfeeds from a skinny breast.

• allattamento
• allattatrice
• allattatura

• allattare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• allatterà, allertata