BOTTLE-FED Synonyms: 5 Similar and Opposite Words

bottle-fed

verb

past tense of bottle-feed

as in breast-fed

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weaned

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nursed

Verb

Eli wore skateboard shoes and nursed a giant bottle of Diet Mountain Dew.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 3 Sep. 2026
Scott had similarly worked with Flynn and Colman before, as well as Billie Piper, who’s magnetic as the famed casting director Patsy Pollack, who nursed Charleson in his last days.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of nursed

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