lactivist

British

/ ˈlæktɪvɪst /

noun

a person, esp a woman, who advocates strongly the breast-feeding of children, and is opposed to bottle-feeding

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adjective

strongly in favour of breast-feeding and opposed to bottle-feeding

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Other Word Forms

lactivism noun

Etymology

Origin of lactivist

C21: from _lactate ² + _activist

Example Sentences

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The spokeswoman then provides Jung with a list of other lactivist organizations that also support AnotherLook.

From Slate

If you think people are actually cool with nursing, and this is just angry, lactivist rhetoric, think again.

From Washington Post

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