lactivist
/ (ˈlæktɪvɪst) /
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noun
a person, esp a woman, who advocates strongly the breast-feeding of children, and is opposed to bottle-feeding
adjective
strongly in favour of breast-feeding and opposed to bottle-feeding
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Derived forms of lactivist
lactivism, nounWord Origin for lactivist
C21: from lactate ² + activist
Words nearby lactivist
lactiferous sinus, lactifuge, lactigenous, lactigerous, lactim, lactivist, lacto-, lactobacillus, lactocele, lactoferrin, lactoflavin
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