bottle-feed
verb
bot·tle-feed
ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌfēd 
bottle-fed; bottle-feeding
: to feed with a bottle
bottle-feed an infant
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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.
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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
But the shelter was at capacity and unable to take in the litter, so the family decided to foster the pups, who would need bottle-feeding every few hours to keep them alive.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The organization provided veterinary visits, foster supplies, and instructions on how to bottle-feed and care for the dogs.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
On the show, she is seen transporting and bottle-feeding infants, which is heartbreaking, knowing the intensity of the maternal bonds of primates.
—Megan Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024
When reminded that most wouldn’t consider running a small petting zoo, bottle-feeding capuchin monkeys and housing baby wallabies and a host of other animals typical, Haddix laughs.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
The nipple flow may be slow for babies who were bottle-fed early.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 May 2024
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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
But the shelter was at capacity and unable to take in the litter, so the family decided to foster the pups, who would need bottle-feeding every few hours to keep them alive.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The organization provided veterinary visits, foster supplies, and instructions on how to bottle-feed and care for the dogs.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
On the show, she is seen transporting and bottle-feeding infants, which is heartbreaking, knowing the intensity of the maternal bonds of primates.
—Megan Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024
When reminded that most wouldn’t consider running a small petting zoo, bottle-feeding capuchin monkeys and housing baby wallabies and a host of other animals typical, Haddix laughs.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
The nipple flow may be slow for babies who were bottle-fed early.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 May 2024
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bottle-feed
transitive verb
bot·tle-feed
ˈbät-ᵊl-ˌfēd
bottle-fed; bottle-feeding
: to feed (an infant) from a bottle rather than by breastfeeding
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