baby bottle

noun

: a bottle with a rubber nipple used in supplying food to infants

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According to Gothamist, Velez’s 9-year-old son can be seen holding a baby bottle and pulling a gallon of milk from the refrigerator while a 2-year-old plays nearby. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026 The company will also add Mōmi’s assortment of baby bottles and pacifiers to its website, with pacifiers priced around $14 each and two-packs of Mōmi’s 5-ounce bottles in both glass and plastic around $28. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 In the United States, its use is banned in baby bottles, but no ban exists for most other products. — Sean McCann, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 There's something so special about traveling with the people that have been in your corner through it all—trading beer bottles for baby bottles and dorm rooms for first homes. — Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baby bottle

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baby bottle was in 1870

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“Baby bottle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20bottle. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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