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 • Dec. 4, 2015

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

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2015

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