spoon-feed

See also: spoonfeed

English

Alternative forms

• spoonfeed

Etymology

spoon +‎ feed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspunˌfid/
• IPA^(key): /ˈspuːnfiːd/
• 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 or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.
2. To overly pamper or indulge someone, so that they do not act or think for themselves.

   I can help you with your homework, but you must understand the concept, because I will not spoon-feed you.

3. To deliver information in as basic a manner as possible.

Translations

help somebody to eat using a spoon

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 用勺子餵／用勺子喂 (yòng sháozi wèi), 用勺子喂 (yòng sháozi wèi)

• Finnish: syöttää lusikalla
• Portuguese: dar de comer com colher
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• Russian: корми́ть ложкой (kormítʹ ložkoj)
• Spanish: dar de comer con cuchara
• Swedish: skedmata (sv), mata (sv)

overly pamper or indulge someone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 溺愛／溺爱 (zh) (nì'ài), 溺爱 (zh) (nì'ài), 嬌慣／娇惯 (zh) (jiāoguàn), 娇惯 (zh) (jiāoguàn), 寵壞／宠坏 (zh) (chǒnghuài), 宠坏 (zh) (chǒnghuài)

• Finnish: poispilata
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• Portuguese: dar tudo mastigado
• Russian: ба́ловать (ru) (bálovatʹ), не́жить (ru) (néžitʹ)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

deliver information in as basic a manner as possible

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 灌輸／灌输 (zh) (guànshū), 灌输 (zh) (guànshū)

• Finnish: vääntää rautalangasta (fi)
• Portuguese: mastigar (pt)
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• Russian: растолко́вывать (ru) (rastolkóvyvatʹ), разжёвывать (ru) (razžóvyvatʹ)
• Spanish: masticar (es)
• Swedish: skedmata (sv), dalta (sv), klema (sv)

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• (deprecated template usage) Dutch: oplepelen (1)
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• (deprecated template usage) Slovak: kŕmiť (1)