bucket baby
n.— «I do not have a bucket baby—the kind who are in their car seat 24/7—with a bottle propped up on a blanket and plugged into their mouth.» —“Re: your opinion please (re: baby traveling away from mom)” by Amy Usenet: misc.kids.breastfeeding May 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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