spoon-feed

English

Etymology

spoon + feed.

Alternative forms

• spoonfeed

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈspunˌfid/, SAMPA: /"spun%fid/
• Hyphenation: spoon‧feed

Verb

spoon-feed (third-person singular simple present spoon-feeds, present participle spoon-feeding, simple past and past participle spoon-fed)

1. To help somebody (usually a baby) to eat using a spoon.
2. To overly pamper or indulge someone, so that they do not act or think for themselves.
3. To deliver information in as basic a manner as possible.

Translations

to help somebody to eat using a spoon

to overly pamper or indulge someone

to deliver information in as basic a manner as possible

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Dutch: oplepelen (1)

Portuguese: dar tudo mastigado a, dar de comer com colher Slovak: kŕmiť (1)