Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to feed with a bottle; -- of infants or baby animals.
- transitive verb to train, manage or instruct (a person) with great attention to detail.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb feed (infants) with a bottle
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Examples
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I could not feel more love for him or for his father who helped me bottlefeed him through many a long night.
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And I also wish we had a culture where breastfeeding was the norm, without denigrating those who choose to or must bottlefeed.
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But just because you choose to bottlefeed does not make you a crappy mother.
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However, the pro-breastfeeding mantra and air of associated judgement has become overbearing and suffocating for many women who don't or can't breastfeed, even for women who both breastfeed and bottlefeed their babies.
Amie Newman: Breast, Bottle and The Beauty of Motherhood 2009
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I know many women bottlefeed because they couldn't breastfeed, didn't produce enough milk, etc.
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If anyone gets baby kitties, dont bottlefeed them this way!
dey iz nursing der own doom. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Good luck, and don't let naysayers discourage you if you keep trying or critics hurt you if you decide to bottlefeed.
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I don't think women should be judged either way and i find it a bit hurtful that some of the same women who are angry about being judged for breastfeeding in public would make derogatory remarks about women who choose to or have to bottlefeed.
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They have volunteers who bottlefeed the babies who are brought in too young to survive without 24-hour attention in private homes, and they have volunteers who come into the shelter to give attention to the animals to help make them more adoptable.
animal shelters 2005
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They have volunteers who bottlefeed the babies who are brought in too young to survive without 24-hour attention in private homes, and they have volunteers who come into the shelter to give attention to the animals to help make them more adoptable.
animal shelters 2005
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