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spoon-feed (spnfd)

tr.v. spoon-fed (-fd), 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.

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spoon-feed

vb -feeds, -feeding, -fed (tr)

1. (Cookery) to feed with a spoon

2. to overindulge or spoil

3. to provide (a person) with ready-made opinions, judgments, etc., depriving him of original thought or action

Thesaurus

spoon-feed

verb mollycoddle, spoil, cosset, baby, featherbed, overindulge, overprotect, wrap up in cotton wool (informal) He spoon-fed me and did everything around the house.

Translations

spoon-feed [ˈspuːnfiːd] (spoon-fed (pt, pp)) VT

1. (lit) → dar de comer con cuchara a

2. (fig) → dar todo hecho a, poner todo en bandeja a, malacostumbrar
it isn't good to spoon-feed children → no es bueno dárselo todo hecho or ponérselo todo en bandeja or malacostumbrar a los niños

spoon-feed pret, ptp <spoon-fed>

vt baby, invalid → füttern; (fig: = do thinking for) → gängeln; (= supply with) → füttern (inf)

spoon-feed [ˈspuːnˌfiːd] (spoon-fed (pt, pp)) [ˈspuːnˌfɛd] vt → imboccare (fig) → scodellare la pappa a