Definitions

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of bottle-feed.
  • adjective That has been fed by bottle

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective (of an infant) given milk from a bottle

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Examples

  • Breast-fed babies in America score on average eight points higher than bottle-fed kids when given cognitive tests, an effect still observable nearly a decade after the breast-feeding has stopped.

    John Medina, Ph.D.: Brain Science Weighs In On Breast-Feeding Debate Ph.D. John Medina 2011

  • Breast-fed babies in America score on average eight points higher than bottle-fed kids when given cognitive tests, an effect still observable nearly a decade after the breast-feeding has stopped.

    John Medina, Ph.D.: Brain Science Weighs In On Breast-Feeding Debate Ph.D. John Medina 2011

  • Having been bottle-fed myself and suffering from many allergies and asthma, I decided that when I had my first child, I would try breastfeeding to see if it worked for me.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011

  • Breast-fed babies in America score on average eight points higher than bottle-fed kids when given cognitive tests, an effect still observable nearly a decade after the breast-feeding has stopped.

    John Medina, Ph.D.: Brain Science Weighs In On Breast-Feeding Debate Ph.D. John Medina 2011

  • While breastfed babies limit their own intake of milk because they have to work hard to get it, bottle-fed babies lie back and swallow what they are given.

    Bottle-feeding babies can lead to adult obesity, says study Sarah Boseley 2010

  • In the case of some of the more exotic animals, we bottle-fed them when they were small.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • In the case of some of the more exotic animals, we bottle-fed them when they were small.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • In the case of some of the more exotic animals, we bottle-fed them when they were small.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • In the case of some of the more exotic animals, we bottle-fed them when they were small.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • Enjoy the hill country with its tea plantations and nature reserves, watch baby elephants being bottle-fed – then relax on the sandy beach of Induruwa.

    Where's hot now: long-haul adventures 2011

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