whāngote
1. (verb) (-a) to breastfeed.
Pare: Ko tēhea o kōrua kei te tiaki i tā kōrua pēpē ā te pō nei? Rangi: E mea ana koe! Kāore hoki e taea e tērā te whāngote! (HKK 1999:167). / Pare: Which one of you is looking after your baby tonight? Rangi: Are you suggesting that she is not able to breastfeed!
2. (noun) mammal - warm-blooded animals the female of which secrete milk to feed the young.
He momo whāngote te tangata nā te mea ka whāngaihia ngā kōhungahunga ki te waiū o te wahine (RP 2009:457). / Humans are a mammal species because the young are fed with a female's milk.
