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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
Examples
By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers spoon-fed us with what we needed for the exam.
Certain students enjoy finding out things for themselves; others prefer being spoon-fed.
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.
The nurses had to spoon-feed my mother after her stroke.
