Some adopting mothers rent a breast pump in anticipation of the infant; other mothers simply put the adopted infant to breast. Hormonal therapy to induce lactation generally consists of administration of estrogen to simulate the high-estrogen state of pregnancy. The estrogen is then abruptly withdrawn to mimic the rapid hormonal changes following delivery.
Synonyms for cocky in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for cocky. 17 synonyms for cocky: overconfident, arrogant, brash, swaggering, conceited, egotistical, cocksure, swollen-headed, vain, full of yourself, farmer, smallholder. What are synonyms for cocky?
Here is a sample of the etymology of several words found in Cocky Talk*: 1  Bummy: meaning âsloppyâ; the root word bum comes from the German slang word bummler (âloafer, idle personâ) and came into use in the US among German-American soldiers in the Civil War. Grody: describes something gross or nasty; the product of a pronunciation shift from grotty, which comes from grotesque.