nursing bottle

noun

a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.

Words nearby nursing bottle

nursery slopes, nursery stakes, nurseryman, nurserywoman, nursing, nursing bottle, nursing father, nursing home, nursing mother, nursing officer, nursling

Origin of nursing bottle

First recorded in 1860–65

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Examples from the Web for nursing bottle

Then he wanted to know what was in Souris' pack, whether I carried condensed milk for my nursing-bottle.
The Princess Passes|Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson
He is fed by means of a nursing-bottle made of a yard of rubber hose and a large funnel.
Harper's Young People, March 30, 1880|Various
She held on to the baby, and Mrs. Dennison, putting on her hat and coat, went in search of a nursing-bottle.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie
We do not find it necessary to feed our patriotism with a nursing-bottle.
Germany and the Germans|Price Collier

Mr. Billings looked at the nursing-bottle, and then he drew out his watch and looked at that.
The Water Goats and Other Troubles|Ellis Parker Butler

British Dictionary definitions for nursing bottle

nursing bottle

noun

another term (esp US) for feeding bottle

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