ammende

Ammende is a Norwegian term formed as the present participle of the verb amme, which means to breastfeed or nurse a child. As a grammatical form, ammende can function as an adjective describing someone who is currently nursing, or as part of noun phrases in everyday language.

In use, ammende describes the action or state of breastfeeding. For example, ammende mothers are those who are actively nursing their infants. The term is commonly found in clinical, parental, and child-rearing contexts, such as guidance for new parents, pediatric care, and maternity-related discussions. It can also appear in phrases like “en ammende kvinne” or “ammende foreldre,” where it attributes the nursing activity to the person being described.

Grammatically, ammende is derived from the verb amme and follows the ordinary rules for Norwegian present participles. It may be used in combination with nouns to convey ongoing nursing, and it may be inflected to agree with gender and number in certain constructions, though the more common form in everyday speech remains simply related to the noun phrase describing the individual or activity.

Related concepts include amming, the broader process of breastfeeding, and amme, the basic verb meaning to nurse. In medical and public-health contexts, the topic of ammende relates to infant nutrition, lactation support, and policies encouraging or supporting breastfeeding.

Note: In Norwegian usage, ammende primarily carries a descriptive, activity-centered sense and is most often encountered in talking about mothers who are breastfeeding.