as in to breast-feed
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Recent Examples of bottle-feed
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
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 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
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
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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottle-feed
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That program, also known as WIC, helps about 6 million Americans, mostly new mothers and their children, with food and breastfeeding assistance.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
6 Oct. 2025
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The program, better known as WIC, provides access to healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding education and referrals for other services to low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, as well as infants and children up to age 5.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dogs and cats often will suckle on a toy, or even another animal, as a way to re-create those memories of comfort from nursing their mothers.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The best rooms look out over the sea and the rugged peaks of Cavall Bernat—a view shared by the rooftop restaurant, where local meats star in dishes like suckling porc negre and pastry stuffed with guinea fowl in almond sauce.—
Benjamin Kemper,
Saveur,
13 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bottle-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle-feed. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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