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breast pump

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device used by a lactating woman to extract milk from her breasts (typically for short-term storage).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tirallet — device used to extract breast milk
  • Chinese Cantonese: 奶泵 (naai5 bam1) — device used to extract breast milk
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吸乳器 (xīrǔqì) — device used to extract breast milk
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吸奶器 (xīnǎiqì) — device used to extract breast milk
  • Finnish: rintapumppu — device used to extract breast milk
  • French: tire-lait — device used to extract breast milk
  • German: Muttermilchpumpe — device used to extract breast milk
  • German: Brustpumpe — device used to extract breast milk
  • Greek: θήλαστρο (thílastro) — device used to extract breast milk
  • Irish: pumpa cíche — device used to extract breast milk
  • Italian: tiralatte — device used to extract breast milk
  • Japanese: 搾乳器 (sakunyūki) — device used to extract breast milk
  • Korean: 유축기 (yuchukgi) — device used to extract breast milk
  • Spanish: sacaleche — device used to extract breast milk
  • Spanish: extractor de leche — device used to extract breast milk
  • Swedish: bröstpump — device used to extract breast milk
  • Tagalog: mamadera — device used to extract breast milk