baby bottle

noun

: a bottle with a rubber nipple used in supplying food to infants

Examples of baby bottle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Children's items, such as baby bottles and formula, will be allowed. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024 Instead, use a baby bottle warmer or place the bottles in a container of warm water. Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 9 July 2024 Indicted in 4-year-old's death:Clermont County parents mostly fed diabetic daughter soda in baby bottle, prosecutors say Karmity suffered neglect and abuse for the majority of her life and her parents denied her proper nutrition and medical care, according to prosecutors. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2024 Do not take toys, pacifiers, cups, baby bottles, strollers or similar items into pig areas. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for baby bottle 

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Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baby bottle was in 1870

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“Baby bottle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20bottle. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.

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