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Breastfeed in Hebrew is הניק (heník).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

הניק
heník
verb
In English

breastfeed

/ˈbɹɛs(t)fiːd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for breastfeed as a verb.

feed a baby milk via the breasts

  • הניקheník

These words come before and after breastfeed in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨breastfeed⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨breastfeed⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨breastfeed⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הניק⁩, said heník.

How is ⁨breastfeed⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨breastfeed⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈbɹɛs(t)fiːd/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry breastfeed and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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