maziwa ya matiti

How to say it

Meaning

The milk a mother’s breasts produce to feed her baby, the best food for an infant in its first months.

Good to know

Built from maziwa, milk, and matiti, breasts. In everyday speech and health campaigns maziwa ya mama, mother’s milk, is more common.

Examples

• Mtoto anahitaji maziwa ya matiti pekee kwa miezi sita.A baby needs only breast milk for six months.
• Maziwa ya matiti humkinga mtoto dhidi ya magonjwa.Breast milk protects the baby against illness.
• Muuguzi alimfundisha mama jinsi ya kuhifadhi maziwa ya matiti.The nurse taught the mother how to store breast milk.

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