as in to breast-feed
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Recent Examples of bottle-feed
The humane society raised money, bottle-fed the puppies and got them proper veterinary care.
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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
The pups fed from the surrogate for just a few days, after which the Colossal team removed them and bottle-fed them because the surrogate was actually becoming too attentive—disrupting the pups’ regular sleeping and feeding schedules.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Parents that bottle-feed will want to select bottles, formula, heating and cleaning equipment.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Helen Woodward Animal Center's foster department quickly jumped into action, organizing bottle-feeding foster homes and setting up medical appointments to ensure the puppies received the best possible care.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Parents that bottle-feed will want to select bottles, formula, heating and cleaning equipment.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Having lost its mother during a traumatic birth, the cow Lucy had to be bottle-fed and was shunned by the herd.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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
The pups fed from the surrogate for just a few days, after which the Colossal team removed them and bottle-fed them because the surrogate was actually becoming too attentive—disrupting the pups’ regular sleeping and feeding schedules.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Parents that bottle-feed will want to select bottles, formula, heating and cleaning equipment.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Helen Woodward Animal Center's foster department quickly jumped into action, organizing bottle-feeding foster homes and setting up medical appointments to ensure the puppies received the best possible care.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Parents that bottle-feed will want to select bottles, formula, heating and cleaning equipment.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Having lost its mother during a traumatic birth, the cow Lucy had to be bottle-fed and was shunned by the herd.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottle-feed
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Most adults need 55 micrograms of the mineral per day, though people who are pregnant and breastfeeding need 60 to 70 mcg.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
19 May 2025
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It is hoped that the technology could ultimately be integrated into garments such as breastfeeding bras.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
17 May 2025
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The other two are named Romulus and Remus, after the mythical founders of Rome said to have been suckled by a she-wolf as infants.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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What are the neurons that make muscles ache and fatigue, or trigger migraines, or cause milk to flow in a mother’s breast when her baby suckles?—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Bottle-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle-feed. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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