Spoon-feed

Quick meaning: Spoon-feed is a verb meaning (intransitive) To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.

Meaning

(intransitive) To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To overly pamper or indulge (someone), so that they do not (or because they failed to) act or think for themselves.
2. (transitive) To give (something) in an overly pampering way, so that the recipients do not (or because they failed to) act or think for themselves.
3. (ambitransitive) To explain (something, to someone) in simple words; to explain (it, to them) in words of one syllable; to spell (it) out (for them).

Example Sentences

What do you mean "I don't know"? I'm practically spoon-feeding you the answer!

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

Word Forms

• spoon-feeds
• spoon-feeding
• spoon-fed
• spoonfeed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spoonfeed, spoon, spork, spoonerize, suck, ladle.

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