bottle baby
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noun
an infant fed by bottle from birth, as distinguished from one who is breast-fed.
Nearby words
bottega, botticelli, botticelli, sandro, bottine, bottle, bottle baby, bottle bank, bottle bill, bottle cap, bottle club, bottle gentian
Origin of bottle baby
First recorded in 1890–95
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Examples from the Web for bottle baby
This is the filler fidgeted for by Juno before she weaned Hercules—who was no bottle-baby—and fed to him afterward.
The Roycroft Dictionary|Elbert HubbardI was leadin' in prayer when Elder Bliss was a bottle-baby, at least he looks it if ever I see one.
Mrs. Tree's Will|Laura E. Richards