forcing liquid, gas, or air to move by mechanical action; working out intensively
From pump (Middle Dutch pompe) + -ing suffix
From your heart pumping blood to pumping iron at the gym, this word is all about moving things with force and rhythm!
Breast pumping remains culturally feminized and often stigmatized in workplaces and public spaces, with expectations of mothers to hide or apologize. Lactation is medicalized and invisible in policy despite its biological reality.
Use clinical language (lactation, nursing) in professional contexts; normalize discussion without shame or euphemism.
["lactating","nursing","expressing milk"]
Women health advocates and lactation consultants have professionalized nursing support; maternal health movements center reproductive autonomy and workplace rights.
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