bottle feeding

  • 31feeding bottle — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms feeding bottle : singular feeding bottle plural feeding bottles a transparent plastic bottle with a small rubber teat on the top from which a baby or young animal drinks milk …

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  • 32bottle — [[t]bɒ̱t(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ bottles, bottling, bottled 1) N COUNT A bottle is a glass or plastic container in which drinks and other liquids are kept. Bottles are usually round with straight sides and a narrow top. There were two empty beer bottles on… …

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  • 33bottle — /ˈbɒtl / (say botl) noun 1. a portable vessel with a neck or mouth, now commonly made of glass, used for holding liquids. 2. the contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains: a bottle of wine. 3. a bottle with a rubber nipple from which a… …

  • 34feeding bottle — /ˈfidɪŋ bɒtl/ (say feeding botl) noun 1. Also, baby s bottle. a bottle equipped with a teat used to feed liquids to babies. 2. a similar bottle for use with very young animals …

  • 35bottle — n. & v. n. 1 a container, usu. of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, for storing liquid. 2 the amount that will fill a bottle. 3 a baby s feeding bottle. 4 = hot water bottle. 5 a metal cylinder for liquefied gas. 6 Brit. sl. courage,… …

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  • 36feeding — noun Feeding is used before these nouns: ↑bottle, ↑frenzy, ↑ground, ↑habit, ↑trough, ↑tube Feeding is used after these nouns: ↑bottle …

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  • 37bottle — noun 1》 a container with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids.     ↘(the bottle) informal used in reference to the heavy drinking of alcohol: more women are taking to the bottle.     ↘a baby s feeding bottle.     ↘a large metal cylinder… …

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  • 38feeding bottle — noun A bottle for feeding milk to babies or to the young of other animals …

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  • 39feeding-bottle — see feeding bottle …

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  • 40bottle-feed — transitive verb ( fed; feeding) Date: circa 1865 to feed (as an infant) with a bottle …

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