zīdināt
Latvian
Etymology
From zīst (past stem: zīd-) (“to suckle”) + -ināt.
Verb
zīdināt tr., 3rd conj., pres. zīdinu, zīdini, zīdina, past zīdināju
- (rare) to nurse, to breastfeed
- dažreiz Anniņa ar lelli pavada kaķeni, kad tā iet uz mājām zīdināt savus kaķēnus ― sometimes Anniņa with (her) doll accompanied the cat when she went back home to nurse her kittens
- (rare) 2nd person plural present indicative form of zīdināt
Usage notes
The synonym zīdīt is much more frequently used than zīdināt.
Conjugation
conjugation of zīdināt
Synonyms
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