feeding-bottle
Definition
Noun: A feeding-bottle is a container, typically made of plastic or glass, with a rubber or silicone teat, used for feeding milk or other liquids to infants or young children who are not yet able to drink from a cup.
Usage Examples
- (A container with a teat used for infant feeding.)
- (The bottle used for giving milk to a baby.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be on the feeding-bottle": to be fed using a feeding-bottle rather than by breastfeeding.
- The newborn was on the feeding-bottle because the mother had difficulty nursing. (The baby received milk from a bottle instead of breastfeeding.)
Variants and Related Words
Feeding (adj or n): the act of giving food or drink.
- The feeding schedule for the baby includes a bottle every three hours. (The routine of providing nourishment.)
Bottle (n): a container typically made of glass or plastic with a narrow neck.
- She filled the bottle with water. (A general container, not specifically for feeding.)
Synonyms
Baby bottle: a common alternative term for a feeding-bottle.
- He washed the baby bottle thoroughly. (Synonymous with feeding-bottle.)
Nursing bottle: another term for a feeding-bottle, especially used in medical contexts.
- The hospital provided nursing bottles for the premature infants. (A bottle designed for feeding babies.)
Related Idioms
- "to cry over spilt milk": to be upset about something that has already happened and cannot be changed (not directly related to feeding-bottle, but uses "milk").
- There's no use crying over spilt milk — just clean up the mess. (Don't worry about past mistakes.)
Note: There are no common phrasal verbs or idioms that specifically include the word "feeding-bottle." The term is largely a concrete noun with limited figurative use.