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to spoon-feed
01
***to give someone so much help or information that that person does not need to try himself or herself
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
spoon-feed
3rd person singular
spoon-feeds
Present participle
spoon-feeding
Past simple
spoon-fed
Past participle
spoon-fed
Examples
By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers spoon-fed us with what we needed for the exam.
02
***to feed a baby or other person using a spoon
Examples
No, my daughter is off the bottle now — we're spoon-feeding her.
