bottlefeeding

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bottlefeeding (countable and uncountable, plural bottlefeedings)

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

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