to breastfeed, nurse, or suckle an infant or young animal with milk

The highest class of vertebrates, characterized by the use of milk from mammary glands to feed their young, hair or fur, and a constant body temperature.

To feed and raise a child or young animal

to care for and support one's parents in their old age to repay their upbringing; originally referring to the legend of a young crow feeding its aging mother

The time during which a mother feeds her baby or a young animal with milk; lactation period.

to cry piteously while waiting to be fed; describes young birds or children crying from hunger, or a desperate situation where people are starving and waiting for relief

mammal; the class of vertebrate animals that nourish their young with milk

to feed and rear; to nurture; specifically used for raising infants or young animals

To be eager to recruit talent and treat worthy people with great hospitality; literally refers to the legend of the Duke of Zhou spitting out his food mid-meal to rush and receive guests

(literary) to care for and support one's parents in their old age; a metaphor based on the legend that a young crow feeds its mother inidividual parents when they are old

(literary) to feed an infant or young animal with breast milk or chewed food

to spit out food while eating; to regurgitate

(idiom) to be extremely eager to recruit and seek out talented or virtuous people; based on the story of the Duke of Zhou who interrupted his meals and his hair-washing to meet with worthy visitors

To have food in the mouth and a full belly; describes people living a happy and carefree life during a period of peace and prosperity.

mammal; mammals

the class of mammals in biological classification

Soft or paste-like food intended for feeding infants

to breastfeed; to nurse a baby with breast milk

(variant form) to serve food to guests or at a table

to feed a baby; to nurture

(idiom) a child repaying the kindness of their parents' upbringing; literally means the young crow returns to feed its mother.

to hold one's hair and spit out one's food to avoid missing an audience with a wise person; used to describe a ruler or leader who is extremely eager to recruit and welcome talented people

To stop eating and spit out the food in one's mouth; figuratively describes being so preoccupied with urgent matters or so eager to receive talented guests that one has no time to finish a meal

to show filial piety by caring for one's parents when they are old, modeled on the behavior of young crows