bottlefeeding

English

Noun

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.

Hypernyms

• feeding

Related terms

• baby bottle (feeding bottle)
• bottle-feed (verb)

See also

• lactating (lactation)
• infant formula (baby formula)
• milk replacer

Anagrams

• feeding bottle