bottlefeed

Thân thiện

A mother bottlefeeds her baby in a cozy nursery.

Definition

Verb: * To feed an infant or young animal using a bottle, typically containing milk or formula, as opposed to breastfeeding.

Usage

The verb "bottlefeed" describes the specific action of giving nourishment from a bottle. It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the infant or animal being fed). * The father will bottlefeed the baby tonight. * It is important to bottlefeed kittens every few hours if they are orphaned.

Advanced Usage

• Passive Voice: The process can be described from the infant's perspective.
  • The baby was bottlefed from birth.
• Gerund/Noun Form: The "-ing" form can function as a noun to describe the activity.
  • Bottlefeeding requires careful preparation of formula.

Variants and Related Words

• Bottle-fed (adjective): Describes an infant or animal that receives food from a bottle.
  • She is a bottle-fed baby.
• Bottle-feeding (noun): The act or practice of feeding with a bottle.
  • They chose bottle-feeding for their child.

Synonyms

• Feed with a bottle: A more descriptive phrase with the same meaning.
• Formula-feed: Specifically implies feeding with infant formula, not expressed breast milk.

Antonyms

• Breastfeed: To feed an infant with milk directly from the mother's breast.
• Nurse: Often used synonymously with "breastfeed."

Học thuật

Verb

1. feed (infants) with a bottle