baby bottle

noun

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

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The department shared photos of what their officers seized, which included a gun and a baby bottle authorities say was filled with the drug mixture known as lean. Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Among his favorite methods of doing so are sitting in audience members’ laps, singing along to ’80s hits, clutching a giant prop baby bottle and doing pistol squats. Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2026 Ooohs and aaahs resounded through the crowd as a team of rangers began feeding the elephants milk from what looked like giant baby bottles. Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026 Only baby food, baby bottles and toddler toys were found inside the home, where the teenage boys were discovered garbed in diapers, according to a law enforcement source. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 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 2 Apr. 2026.

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