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bottle-feed
verb
bot·tle-feed
ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌfēd
bottle-fed; bottle-feeding
: to feed with a bottle
bottle-feed an infant
Examples of bottle-feed in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The nipple flow may be slow for babies who were bottle-fed early.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 May 2024
The Legumes have recently graduated from needing to be bottle-fed to eating gruel every five hours or so.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
While bottle-feeding a lamb, Everett watched sheep wander the green hills of the pasture, and thought of the crowds in Miami.
—Maya Binyam, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The infant manatees had to be bottle-fed every four hours.
—Jason Gulley Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The convenience of running a regular steam cycle for bottles, pump parts and associated accessories, gives bottle-feeding families one less thing to think about during those early weeks and months.
—Samson McDougall, Parents, 5 Mar. 2024
The toddler was mostly bottle-fed and was not potty-trained, Vang told a detective, according to the complaint.
—Paradise Afshar, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
To help Jameela grow, zoo keepers have been bottle-feeding the baby gorilla every two to three hours.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
On Wednesday, the Oscar-winning actress, 56, shared adorable snaps of herself bottle-feeding a baby lamb on what appears to be her home farm in Australia.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1869, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Bottle-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottle-feed. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
bottle-feed
verb
bot·tle-feed
ˈbät-ᵊl-ˌfēd
bottle-fed; bottle-feeding
: to feed (as an infant) with a bottle
Medical Definition
bottle-feed
transitive verb
bot·tle-feed
ˈbät-ᵊl-ˌfēd
bottle-fed; bottle-feeding
: to feed (an infant) from a bottle rather than by breastfeeding
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