bottle-feed

English

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Verb

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

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

Derived terms

• bottlefeeding

Related terms

• baby bottle (feeding bottle)
• breast-feed (verb) (breastfeed)
• breastfeeding (noun)

Translations

feed a baby using a bottle

• Italian: allattare artificialmente, allattare con il biberon