bottlefeeding
The act or process of feeding a baby with a bottle, asThe act or process of feeding a (human) baby with a bottle, as: Implying (when not otherwise specified) feeding with commercial baby formula as contrasted with human breast milk.
Meaning
4 sensesThe act or process of feeding a (human) baby with a bottle, as:
(countable, especially, uncountable, usually)Implying (when not otherwise specified) feeding with commercial baby formula as contrasted with human breast milk.
(also, countable, sometimes, uncountable)Feeding with human breast milk expressed (pumped) earlier, as contrasted with feeding directly at the breast.
(countable)An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(countable, uncountable)Such feeding (or instance thereof) for any nonhuman animal, especially lambs (orphaned or rejected) or juvenile wildlife rescues.
Forms
plural: bottlefeedings| Singular | bottlefeeding |
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable