bottle-feedverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈbɒt.əl.fiːd/us/ˈbɑː.t̬əl.fiːd/to feed a baby with milk from a bottle:
She bottle-fed both of her babies.
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Giving food to people & animals
- breastfeed
- fatted
- fatten sb/sth up
- fed
- feed
- feed sb/sth up
- force-feed
- nourish
- nurse
- nursing
- spoon
- spoon-feed
- tube feeding
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Parenting & caring for children
bottle-feeding
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbɒt.əlˌfiː.dɪŋ/us/ˈbɑː.t̬əlˌfiː.dɪŋ/