Ev'r leave a newborn with an adult male, even the father?
When a new mom, gets her day off, say on a Saturday...and comes back home from say...shopping at the mall...and the 'lil package is screaming its brains out. Just ask, did you feed her/him?
Answer: Oh? You're supposed to feed "it"? And of course men use the word "it."
See, it's a "thing"...hence no food is necessary.