bottle-feed

verb

To feed a baby using a bottle, especially using a bottle filled with milk other than from its mother

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Meanings

verbbottle-feed (third-person singular simple present bottle-feeds, present participle bottle-feeding, simple past and past participle bottle-fed)

present singular third person bottle-feeds · participle present bottle-feeding · participle past bottle-fed · past bottle-fed

  1. To feed a baby using a bottle, especially using a bottle filled with milk other than from its mother

Translations

Italian allattare artificialmente, allattare con il biberon
  • allattare artificialmentefeed a baby using a bottle
  • allattare con il biberonfeed a baby using a bottle
Polish karmić butelką
  • karmić butelkąfeed a baby using a bottle
Cite this entry
APA

bottle-feed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottle-feed

MLA

“bottle-feed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottle-feed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottle-feed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottle-feed.

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