nursing bottle

noun

1. a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.

nursing bottle

noun

1. another term (esp US) for feeding bottle

Word History and Origins

Origin of nursing bottle¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Mrs. Arable found a baby’s nursing bottle and a rubber nipple.

From Literature

After dancing, boxing and drinking milk from nursing bottles, these trained baby pigs were “passed through the audience for the children to pet.”

From Seattle Times

On board the Sea-Watch ship, the decks filled with people, nursing bottles of water, keeping warm under silver-gold space blankets distributed by the crew.

From National Geographic

The old Stork did not seem to hear him; but another bird, which was busily filling nursing bottles at the fountain, replied: "Certainly, they do."

From Project Gutenberg

To this his wife remarked, "Fiddlesticks," and began to feed Pershing from a nursing bottle.

From Project Gutenberg