bottle-feeding

verb

present participle of bottle-feed
as in breast-feeding

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  1. suckling
  2. nursing
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  • The pups have the epicurean delight of suckling one of the highest fat-content milks in the animal kingdom.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Those people under him are suckling on his piggly-wiggly titties.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of suckling
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  • In 2023, 32-year old Lauren Norris felt pain while nursing her youngest of three children.
    — Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Jonathan Allen, a 10-year veteran who has contributed 12 tackles and two sacks in the season’s first four games, is nursing a knee injury that has kept him from participating in Cincinnati’s past two practices.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of nursing
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“Bottle-feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle-feeding. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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