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    spoon-feed
    /ˈspuːnfiːd/

    verb

    • 1. feed with a spoon: "he is spoon-feeding the chimpanzee as one might feed a baby"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPOON-FEED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to give someone so much help or information that that person does not need to try himself or herself: By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers spoon-fed us with what we needed for the exam. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spoon-feedSpoon-feed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Spoon-feed means to feed by means of a spoon or to present information so completely as to preclude independent thought. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries of spoon-feed.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPOON-FEED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Spoon-feed means to feed with a spoon, to overindulge or spoil, or to provide ready-made opinions or information. Learn the word frequency, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of spoon-feed with Collins English Dictionary.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › spoon-feedspoon-feed - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    verb. /ˈspuːn fiːd/ Verb Forms. [often passive] (disapproving) to teach people something in a way that gives them too much help and does not make them think for themselves. spoon-feed somebody (with something) The students here do not expect to be spoon-fed.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › spoon feedSPOON-FEED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Spoon-feed definition: to cause to be spoon-fed.. See examples of SPOON-FEED used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-superentry › spoon-feedAll resources related to 'spoon-feed' - Collins Online Dictionary

    1. If you think that someone is being given too much help with something and is not making enough effort themselves, you can say they are being spoon-fed. [disapproval] [...] 2. If you say that someone is spoon-fed ideas or information, you mean that they are told about them and are expected to accept them without questioning them.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordSPOON-FEED - Find out everything about this English word |...

    1. If you think that someone is being given too much help with something and is not making enough effort themselves, you can say they are being spoon-fed . [disapproval] [...] 2. If you say that someone is spoon-fed ideas or information, you mean that they are told about them and are expected to accept them without questioning them.