Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bottle-feed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: bot-tle-feed
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To feed a baby using a bottle, especially using a bottle filled with milk other than from its mother

Inflected Forms

bottle-feeds (present, singular) bottle-feeding (participle, present) bottle-fed (participle, past) bottle-fed (past)

Derived Forms

bottlefeeding

Phrases

baby bottle breast-feed

Frequently Paired Words

baby bottle breast-feed breastfeeding

Questions

What does bottle-feed mean?: To feed a baby using a bottle, especially using a bottle filled with milk other than from its mother

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