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nursing bottle

American  

noun

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


nursing bottle British  

noun

  1. another term (esp US) for feeding bottle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nursing bottle

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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Two rectangular blue stones rest over its eyes, and at its side is a prehistoric nursing bottle made from a goat’s bladder.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2011

A cat, trained to take milk from a nursing bottle, held it in precisely the same way.

From Time Magazine Archive

Holding a nursing bottle with both the fingers and toes while drinking from it.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Virginia, Mrs. Edward Comfort's car unexpectedly overturned when her 15-month-old baby took a swing at her, knocked her silly with a nursing bottle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Arable found a baby’s nursing bottle and a rubber nipple.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

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