bottle-fed
/ˈbɒt.əl.fiːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑː.t̬əl.fiːd/ (ame, ipa)
bottle-fed — verb
- bottle-fedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bottle-feds3rd person singular
- bottle-feding-ing form
- bottle-fededpast simple
1. to give a baby or young animal milk from a bottle rather than letting it drink f
to give a baby or young animal milk from a bottle rather than letting it drink from its mother's breast
Yuna bottle-fed her newborn daughter for six months because breastfeeding was too painful.
bottle-feed + direct object (baby)
The orphaned puppies were bottle-fed every three hours by the shelter staff.
passive: be bottle-fed + by [carer]
Some mothers choose to bottle-feed from the start, while others switch after a few weeks.
- formula-feed
more specific — implies using prepared formula rather than expressed breast milk in a bottle
- breastfeed
the opposite action — feeding a baby directly from the mother's breast
文法句型
bottle-feed + baby
bottle-feed + kitten / puppy
be bottle-fed
用法筆記
The base form is 'bottle-feed'; 'bottle-fed' is the past tense and past participle. The passive construction is very common (e.g., 'the baby was bottle-fed').
常見錯誤
bottle-fed — adjective
1. describes a baby or young animal that has been given milk from a bottle rather t
describes a baby or young animal that has been given milk from a bottle rather than by breastfeeding
The clinic runs a support group for parents of bottle-fed babies.
attributive: bottle-fed + baby
Her twins were bottle-fed from the age of two months, and they grew up healthy.
predicative: be bottle-fed
Bottle-fed infants need a different feeding rhythm than breastfed ones.
- formula-fed
more specific — implies the bottle contains prepared formula, not expressed breast milk
- breastfed
fed directly from the mother's breast
文法句型
bottle-fed + noun
be bottle-fed
用法筆記
Often contrasted with 'breastfed'. This adjective does not imply a judgement — it simply describes the method of feeding used.