bottle-feed
verb
bot·tle-feed
ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌfēd 
bottle-fed; bottle-feeding
: to feed with a bottle
bottle-feed an infant
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Young felines may need bottle-feeding every few hours; warmth from blankets or heating pads; and eventually, veterinary care.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Unlike the other contestants, she’s not dressed up in a tuxedo or sitting at a table to eat expensive-looking food — she’s being bottle-fed in her crib.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
From left: Grandfather William bottle-feeds his newborn granddaughter.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
The remaining three went together to someone with experience bottle-feeding kittens.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 May 2025
Plan to nurse or bottle-feed during take-off and landing to ease ear pain from the change in cabin pressure, and, if accessible, book the bassinet in advance.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2025
The humane society raised money, bottle-fed the puppies and got them proper veterinary care.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The result of both inadequate support for new mothers and poor medical advice was that more and more mothers bottle-fed their babies cow’s milk.
— Made By History, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Asked to comment on the X post, Colossal replied with a quote attributed to chief animal officer James, who bottle-fed the dire wolves as babies.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Unlike the other contestants, she’s not dressed up in a tuxedo or sitting at a table to eat expensive-looking food — she’s being bottle-fed in her crib.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
From left: Grandfather William bottle-feeds his newborn granddaughter.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
The remaining three went together to someone with experience bottle-feeding kittens.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 May 2025
Plan to nurse or bottle-feed during take-off and landing to ease ear pain from the change in cabin pressure, and, if accessible, book the bassinet in advance.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2025
The humane society raised money, bottle-fed the puppies and got them proper veterinary care.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The result of both inadequate support for new mothers and poor medical advice was that more and more mothers bottle-fed their babies cow’s milk.
— Made By History, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Asked to comment on the X post, Colossal replied with a quote attributed to chief animal officer James, who bottle-fed the dire wolves as babies.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
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bottle-feed
transitive verb
bot·tle-feed
ˈbät-ᵊl-ˌfēd
bottle-fed; bottle-feeding
: to feed (an infant) from a bottle rather than by breastfeeding
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