lactivist

/ ˈlæktɪvɪst /

noun

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

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• lactivism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lactivist¹

C21: from _lactate ² + _activist

Example Sentences

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