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bottlefeeding en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, especially, uncountable, usually) The act or process of feeding a (human) baby with a bottle, as: ▸ Implying (when not otherwise specified) feeding with commercial baby formula as contrasted with human breast milk.
  2. (also, countable, sometimes, uncountable) The act or process of feeding a (human) baby with a bottle, as: ▸ Feeding with human breast milk expressed (pumped) earlier, as contrasted with feeding directly at the breast.
  3. (countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Such feeding (or instance thereof) for any nonhuman animal, especially lambs (orphaned or rejected) or juvenile wildlife rescues.

Forms

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bottlefeedings Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

breastfeeding · nursing · nursing

Hypernyms

breastfeeding · feeding

Relateds

milk replacer · lactating · baby bottle · bottle-feed · infant formula