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to bottlefeed

to bottlefeed

3.6
To feed a baby milk or formula from a bottle
  • verb
  • /ˈbɑːtəlˌfiːd/
translation icon : dar de mamar con biberón
  • Many parents choose to bottlefeed their infants in order to share feeding responsibilities.

Examples

  • It's important to bottlefeed newborns with sterilized bottles to prevent infection.

  • Parents may choose to bottlefeed for various medical or personal reasons.

  • After returning to work, she decided to bottlefeed her baby.

  • Don't bottlefeed too quickly!

  • The mother decided to bottlefeed her baby.

  • After returning to work, she decided to bottlefeed her baby to ensure he received enough nutrition.

  • It's important to bottlefeed newborns using sterilized bottles to protect them from germs.

Antonyms

to breastfeed
23 2.6

Give a baby milk directly from the mother's breast

Surface Forms

bottlefeed infinitive
bottlefed past
bottlefed past participle
bottlefeeding present participle
bottlefeeds third person singular

Morphology

bottlefeed = bottle + feed (transparent) = bottle + feed

The meaning is directly derived from the combination of 'bottle' and 'feed', indicating the action of feeding using a bottle.

Etymology

Bottlefeed is made from bottle ('a container for milk') and feed ('give food'). So to bottlefeed is to give a baby milk or formula from a bottle instead of from the breast.