bottle–feed

verb bot·tle–feed \ˈbä-t^əl-ˌfēd\

: to feed (a baby or young animal) with a bottle instead of from its mother's breast

bot·tle–fedbot·tle–feed·ing

Full Definition of BOTTLE-FEED

transitive verb

: to feed (as an infant) with a bottle

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circa 1865

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transitive verb bot·tle–feed \ˈbät-^əl-ˌfēd\

bot·tle–fedbot·tle–feed·ing

: to feed (an infant) from a bottle rather than by breast-feeding

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