bottlefeeding

== English == === Noun === bottlefeeding (countable and uncountable, plural bottlefeedings) (uncountable) The act or process of feeding a (human) baby with a bottle, as: (usually and especially) Implying (when not otherwise specified) feeding with commercial baby formula as contrasted with human breast milk. Coordinate terms: breastfeeding, nursing (sometimes also) Feeding with human breast milk expressed (pumped) earlier, as contrasted with feeding directly at the breast. Hypernym: breastfeeding Coordinate term: nursing (countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity. 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) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== lactating (lactation) infant formula (baby formula) milk replacer === Anagrams === feeding bottle