nurse-in

English

Etymology

From nurse + in, by analogy with sit-in.

Noun

nurse-in (plural nurse-ins)

  1. A demonstration in which women gather in public to breastfeed their children.
    • 2011, Beth Brelje, "Mother defends breastfeeding in public despite criticism", Pocono Record, 31 December 2011:
      A nationwide nurse-in descended on Target stores this week after a mom in Texas complained when employees said she could not feed her baby in the store.
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:nurse-in.

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