spoonfeed

English

Etymology

spoon +‎ feed

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈspuːnfiːd/

Verb

spoonfeed (third-person singular simple present spoonfeeds, present participle spoonfeeding, simple past and past participle spoonfed)

1. (transitive) to feed using a spoon
2. (transitive, figuratively) to teach or assist whilst requiring little or no effort on the part of the person being taught or assisted

Translations

to feed

• Swedish: skedmata (sv), mata (sv)

to teach or assist

• Swedish: skedmata (sv), dalta (sv), klema (sv)