bottle-feeds

Gives formula to

Bottle-feeds is the third-person singular of bottle-feed, meaning to feed an infant or young animal with a bottle rather than by nursing: She bottle-feeds the baby while watching TV.

The term applies to formula-fed infants or orphaned animals requiring hand-rearing: The farmer bottle-feeds the rejected lamb every few hours.

infant-care

formula

Fixed method or notation

nursingMedical caretaking profession
newbornInfant just delivered
burpingExpelling stomach gas orally

cradling · soothing · bonding · latching · weaning · colostrum · on-demand · schedule · rooting · swaddling

equipment

nipple

Mammary projection

teatMammary outlet
sterilizerEquipment that eliminates pathogens
warmerHigher in temperature

brush · silicone · BPA-free · ounces · milliliters · venting · cap · ring · measuring · mixing

animal-rearing

orphaned

Deprived of parents

lambJuvenile sheep
calfJuvenile cow or leg part
kittenJuvenile domestic feline

puppy · piglet · foal · wildlife · rescue · rehabilitation · surrogate · hand-raising · dropper · syringe

Opposites

infant feeding method

bottle-feedsbreastfeeds

Feeds infant with milk

nurses · suckles · wet-nurses · latches

Family

bottle, feed, bottles, bottled, bottling, feeds, feeding, feeder, feeders

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Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G