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🤱🤱 Breastfeeding Emoji EmojiUnicode: 1F931

A mother breastfeeding her baby.

Released in First introduced in Unicode 10.0 in 2017 and added to Emoji 5.0.

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Meaning and Interpretation

"The 🤱 Breastfeeding emoji features a mother nursing her baby. It symbolizes the act of breastfeeding and represents care, nurture, and the intimate bond between a mother and her child. This emoji is commonly used in conversations about motherhood, parenting, or discussions around infant care and nursing."

Symbolism

  • Motherhood: The emoji symbolizes the nurturing role typically associated with mothers.
  • Bonding: It represents the close emotional connection between a mother and her infant.
  • Care and Support: The act of breastfeeding is a symbol of providing essential care and sustenance.

Common Usage Scenarios

  • Discussing parenting or child-rearing.
  • Celebrating motherhood and the joys of raising a child.
  • Talking about breastfeeding and infant care in general.

Usage Examples in Conversation

Becoming a mom has been such a wonderful experience 🤱.
Don't forget to bring the nursing cover to the park tomorrow! 🤱
We should normalize public breastfeeding 🤱, it's completely natural!
The baby hasn't stopped nursing all day 🤱, I'm exhausted!
Feeling so connected to my little one while breastfeeding 🤱.

Usage Guidelines and Etiquette

  • This emoji is commonly used in discussions about parenting or motherhood, so ensure the context is appropriate.
  • Avoid using the 🤱 emoji in a way that may come off as trivializing breastfeeding or motherhood.
  • While this emoji represents breastfeeding, it can be used more broadly to symbolize the care and support parents provide to their children.

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