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bottlefeeder

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

One who feeds an infant or baby animal with a bottle.

Examples

“One group of researchers (see⟳ page 11) have⟳ found that at eight days breastfeeders were more likely than bottlefeeders to kiss, rock and touch⟳ their babies while feeding and to talk⟳ to the babies between sucking bouts, […]”
“No matter⟳ how strong a mother's reason⟳, there is always someone ready to second-guess her, though they may at the same time deny⟳ that that's what they're doing — as in this case of on-line criticism of a bottlefeeder by her breastfeeding in-law: […]”
“For Mary, the hardest part about the experience⟳ was the feeling of failure and her perception that other mothers thought of her as a "lazy bottlefeeder."”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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