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spoon-feed
spoon-feed (spo͞on′fēd′)tr.v. spoon-fed (-fĕd′), spoon-feed·ing, spoon-feeds 1. To feed (another) with a spoon.2. To treat (another) in a way that discourages independent thought or action, as by overindulgence.3. a. To provide (another) with knowledge or information in an oversimplified way.b. To provide (knowledge or information) in an oversimplified way.spoon-feed vb (tr) , -feeds, -feeding or -fed1. (Cookery) to feed with a spoon2. to overindulge or spoil3. to provide (a person) with ready-made opinions, judgments, etc, depriving him of original thought or actionspoon′-feed`
v.t. -fed, -feed•ing. 1. to feed with a spoon. 2. to provide so fully with information or the like that one is prevented from thinking or acting independently. 3. to provide someone with (information or the like) in this way. 4. to pamper. [1605–15] spoon-feed
Past participle: spoon-fed
Gerund: spoon-feeding
| Imperative |
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| spoon-feed | | spoon-feed |
| Present |
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| I spoon-feed | | you spoon-feed | | he/she/it spoon-feeds | | we spoon-feed | | you spoon-feed | | they spoon-feed |
| Preterite |
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| I spoon-fed | | you spoon-fed | | he/she/it spoon-fed | | we spoon-fed | | you spoon-fed | | they spoon-fed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am spoon-feeding | | you are spoon-feeding | | he/she/it is spoon-feeding | | we are spoon-feeding | | you are spoon-feeding | | they are spoon-feeding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have spoon-fed | | you have spoon-fed | | he/she/it has spoon-fed | | we have spoon-fed | | you have spoon-fed | | they have spoon-fed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was spoon-feeding | | you were spoon-feeding | | he/she/it was spoon-feeding | | we were spoon-feeding | | you were spoon-feeding | | they were spoon-feeding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had spoon-fed | | you had spoon-fed | | he/she/it had spoon-fed | | we had spoon-fed | | you had spoon-fed | | they had spoon-fed |
| Future |
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| I will spoon-feed | | you will spoon-feed | | he/she/it will spoon-feed | | we will spoon-feed | | you will spoon-feed | | they will spoon-feed |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have spoon-fed | | you will have spoon-fed | | he/she/it will have spoon-fed | | we will have spoon-fed | | you will have spoon-fed | | they will have spoon-fed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be spoon-feeding | | you will be spoon-feeding | | he/she/it will be spoon-feeding | | we will be spoon-feeding | | you will be spoon-feeding | | they will be spoon-feeding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been spoon-feeding | | you have been spoon-feeding | | he/she/it has been spoon-feeding | | we have been spoon-feeding | | you have been spoon-feeding | | they have been spoon-feeding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been spoon-feeding | | you will have been spoon-feeding | | he/she/it will have been spoon-feeding | | we will have been spoon-feeding | | you will have been spoon-feeding | | they will have been spoon-feeding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been spoon-feeding | | you had been spoon-feeding | | he/she/it had been spoon-feeding | | we had been spoon-feeding | | you had been spoon-feeding | | they had been spoon-feeding |
| Conditional |
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| I would spoon-feed | | you would spoon-feed | | he/she/it would spoon-feed | | we would spoon-feed | | you would spoon-feed | | they would spoon-feed |
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| I would have spoon-fed | | you would have spoon-fed | | he/she/it would have spoon-fed | | we would have spoon-fed | | you would have spoon-fed | | they would have spoon-fed |
Thesaurusspoon-feedverb mollycoddle, spoil, cosset, baby, featherbed, overindulge, overprotect, wrap up in cotton wool (informal) He spoon-fed me and did everything around the house.Translationsspoon (spuːn) noun1. an instrument shaped like a shallow bowl with a handle for lifting food (especially soup or pudding) to the mouth, or for stirring tea, coffee etc. a teaspoon/soup-spoon. 調羹，匙 调羹，匙 2. a spoonful. 一湯匙的 一匙的 verb to lift or scoop up with a spoon. She spooned food into the baby's mouth. 用湯匙舀 用匙舀ˈspoonful noun the amount held by a spoon. three spoonfuls of sugar. 一湯匙的量 一匙的量ˈspoon-feed – past tense, past participle ˈspoon-fed – verb1. to feed with a spoon. 用湯匙餵 用匙喂2. to teach or treat (a person) in a way that does not allow him to think or act for himself. 填鴨式灌輸(知識等) 填鸭式灌输（知识等） spoon-feed
spoon-feed (someone)1. Literally, to insert food into another person's mouth. The nurses had to spoon-feed my mother after her stroke. No, my daughter is off the bottle now—we're spoon-feeding her.2. By extension, to help someone excessively (usually to the recipient's detriment). Her students are lazy because she always spoon-feeds them the answers. The actress got so flustered in front of the camera that we had to spoon-feed her the lines. How unprofessional!spoon-feed someoneFig. to treat someone with too much care or help; to teach someone with methods that are too easy and do not stimulate the learner to independent thinking. The teacher spoon-feeds the students by dictating notes on the novel instead of getting the children to read the books. You mustn't spoon-feed the new recruits by telling them what to do all the time. They must use their initiative.EncyclopediaSeespoonspoon-feed
Synonyms for spoon-feedverb mollycoddleSynonyms- mollycoddle
- spoil
- cosset
- baby
- featherbed
- overindulge
- overprotect
- wrap up in cotton wool
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