bottle-feed
[ bot-l-feed ]
/ ˈbɒt lˌfid /
verb (used with object), bot·tle-fed, bot·tle-feed·ing.
to nurse or feed (an infant or young animal) with milk or other nourishment from a nursing bottle.
to nurture or teach with exaggerated care: We had to bottle-feed the new salesman on how to make door-to-door calls.
verb (used without object), bot·tle-fed, bot·tle-feed·ing.
to feed an infant or young animal from a nursing bottle.
Origin of bottle-feed
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby bottle-feed
British Dictionary definitions for bottle-feed
bottle-feed
verb -feeds, -feeding or -fed
to feed (a baby) with milk from a bottle instead of breast-feeding