postpartum; after childbirth
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
wet nurse; nursing mother
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
abandoned child; foundling
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
tingling; stinging; pungently
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
gender; distinction of sex; sex
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
emotional strength; force of will