2. (modifier) suckling, breast-feeding.
Ko te tupeka kauaka, he kai kino tēnā mā te whaea, me waiho tēnā mā ngā koroheke, mā ngā rūruhi; tēnā mā te wahine whakangote tamariki e kai tupeka? Kauaka (TH 1859:3). / Tobacco, no, that's a poor food for mothers. Leave that for the elderly men and elderly women; but should women breast feeding children smoke tobacco? No.
See also whāngote
3. (noun) breast-feeding.
Ki te pau ēnei marama, he hē te whakangote tonu i te tamaiti ki te ū (TP 7/1905:2). / If these months are over, relying on only breast-feeding the child is wrong.
