bottle baby

noun

an infant fed by bottle from birth, as distinguished from one who is breast-fed.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of bottle baby

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby bottle baby

bottega, botticelli, botticelli, sandro, bottine, bottle, bottle baby, bottle bank, bottle bill, bottle cap, bottle club, bottle gentian
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Example sentences 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 Hubbard

  • I 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