bottle-feedv.

Brit.

/ˈbɒtlfiːd/, U.S.

/ˈbɑdəlˌfid/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottle n.³, feed v.

Etymology: < bottle n.³ + feed v., after bottle-feeding n. Compare breastfeed v.

1. intransitive. Of a mother, nurse, etc.: to feed a baby with milk from a feeding bottle. Also occasionally of a baby: to take milk from a feeding bottle. Cf. breastfeed v. 1b, 2.

ΚΠ

1856 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 4 Sept. 1/6 Situation for a respectable Woman who has nursed in highly respectable families; can both spoon feed and bottle feed.

1938 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 733/1 The contagion of desire to bottle-feed which at times spreads from mother to mother in a big ward.

1979 Contraceptive Utilization (U.S. Dept. Health, Educ. & Welfare) 7/1 Additional motivation of mothers to bottle feed was provided by their increased opportunities in the workplace.

1999 B. D. Schmitt Pediatric Telephone Advice (ed. 2) iv. i. 118 For newborns, ask: ‘Does he refuse to bottle feed?’

2010 R. Griffin Why didn't anyone tell Me? iv. 95 Many women still choose to bottle-feed and many women begin breastfeeding and cease.

2. transitive. To feed (a baby) with milk from a feeding bottle (cf. breastfeed v. 1a). Also: to feed (a young animal) by means of a feeding bottle. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > bottle-fed

bottle-fed1855

bottle-feed1869

1869 Canad. Naturalist June 202 Montreal foundlings, bottle-fed by nurses.

1893 E. P. Davis & J. Keating Mother & Child xxviii. 105 A young mother..whom the family physician has advised to bottle-feed her child.

1915 W. N. Guthrie Uncle Sam & Old World Conquerors xii. 161 The years spent in condescending to bottle-feed the conscience of the pious with lukewarm skimmed milk.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 29 Mar. 65/2 She has built up an enterprise which last year bottle-fed 80 lambs.

2006 R. Waddilove Baby Bk. v. 81 Whether you breastfeed or bottle feed your baby, feeding is a wonderful time of bonding and closeness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bottle-feed
释义	bottle-feedv. Brit. /ˈbɒtlfiːd/, U.S. /ˈbɑdəlˌfid/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottle n.³, feed v. Etymology: < bottle n.³ + feed v., after bottle-feeding n. Compare breastfeed v. 1. intransitive. Of a mother, nurse, etc.: to feed a baby with milk from a feeding bottle. Also occasionally of a baby: to take milk from a feeding bottle. Cf. breastfeed v. 1b, 2. ΚΠ 1856 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 4 Sept. 1/6 Situation for a respectable Woman who has nursed in highly respectable families; can both spoon feed and bottle feed. 1938 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 733/1 The contagion of desire to bottle-feed which at times spreads from mother to mother in a big ward. 1979 Contraceptive Utilization (U.S. Dept. Health, Educ. & Welfare) 7/1 Additional motivation of mothers to bottle feed was provided by their increased opportunities in the workplace. 1999 B. D. Schmitt Pediatric Telephone Advice (ed. 2) iv. i. 118 For newborns, ask: ‘Does he refuse to bottle feed?’ 2010 R. Griffin Why didn't anyone tell Me? iv. 95 Many women still choose to bottle-feed and many women begin breastfeeding and cease. 2. transitive. To feed (a baby) with milk from a feeding bottle (cf. breastfeed v. 1a). Also: to feed (a young animal) by means of a feeding bottle. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > bottle-fed bottle-fed1855 bottle-feed1869 1869 Canad. Naturalist June 202 Montreal foundlings, bottle-fed by nurses. 1893 E. P. Davis & J. Keating Mother & Child xxviii. 105 A young mother..whom the family physician has advised to bottle-feed her child. 1915 W. N. Guthrie Uncle Sam & Old World Conquerors xii. 161 The years spent in condescending to bottle-feed the conscience of the pious with lukewarm skimmed milk. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 29 Mar. 65/2 She has built up an enterprise which last year bottle-fed 80 lambs. 2006 R. Waddilove Baby Bk. v. 81 Whether you breastfeed or bottle feed your baby, feeding is a wonderful time of bonding and closeness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1856
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