bottle baby
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bottle baby
First recorded in 1890–95
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Cowie, who had been a bottle baby, responded first, fighting the current that was up to his chest to head toward the food.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2021
In Act II, Hud returns to a climate of "purposeful change," but it is not that easy to wean a bottle baby, and the moving scenes that follow vividly illustrate W.H.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Oh, it's a bottle baby," she said casually.
From Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
This is necessary to give the child certain salts which are exceedingly essential to the bottle baby.
From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler
This chap's no bottle baby; he's more of a sport than you think.
From The Varmint by Frederic Rodrigo Gruger
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