bottle baby

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bottle baby

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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

“They threw away my baby’s diapers, formula, bottle, baby food and clothes. They threw away everything.”

From New York Times

He was best known for the disco song Cola Bottle Baby, which formed the basis for Daft Punk's Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.

From BBC

My baby, too, poor little man, was feeble from birth, a bottle baby; the best that could have been done would hardly have been a chance for him.

From Project Gutenberg

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