spoon-feed
English
/ˈspunˌfid/, /ˈspuːnfiːd/
verb
Definitions
- To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.
- To overly pamper or indulge someone, so that they do not act or think for themselves.
- To deliver information in as basic a manner as possible.
Etymology
Compound from English spoon + English feed.
Origin
English
feed
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aquafeed English
- birdfeed English
- boobfeed English
- breastfeed English
- cofeed English
- counterfeed English
- crossfeed English
- dessertspoon English
- earspoon English
- feed English
- feedable English
- feedback English
- feedbag English
- feedbox English
- feedee English
- feeder English
- feedest English
- feedeth English
- feedfest English
- feedforward English
- feedgrain English
- feedhole English
- feedhorn English
- feedism English
- feedline English
- feedlot English
- feedpoint English
- feedreader English
- feedstock English
- feedstore English
- feedstream English
- feedstuff English
- feedthrough English
- feedwater English
- feedyard English
- force feed English
- forcefeed English
- form feed English
- fullfeed English
- greenfeed English
- handfeed English
- infeed English
- misfeed English
- multifeed English
- newsfeed English
- nonfeed English
- outfeed English
- overfeed English
- pigfeed English
- prefeed English
- prolefeed English
- refeed English
- saltspoon English
- self-feed English
- soupspoon English
- spoon English
- spoon excavator English
- spoonable English
- spoonbait English
- spoonbender English
- spoonbending English
- spoonbill English
- spoonbilled English
- spoonbread English
- spooner English
- spoonflower English
- spoonful English
- spoonist English
- spoonless English
- spoonlike English
- spoonmeat English
- spoonplug English
- spoonways English
- spoonwing English
- spoonwise English
- spoonwood English
- spoonworm English
- spoonwort English
- spoony English
- stallfeed English
- stockfeed English
- subfeed English
- tablespoon English
- teaspoon English
- underfeed English
- unfeed English
- whalefeed English
- feed Spanish, Castilian
- feed Portuguese
- スプーン Japanese
- feede Middle English
- spoon Middle English
- spúnóg Irish
- 스푼 Korean
- isipunu Zulu
- spun Tok Pisin
- sipunu Swati
- spun Sranan Tongo
- spud Lushootseed
- chipunu Shona
- shivun Kumak
- feed
- spoon
- infeed
- feeder
- unfeed
- cofeed
- refeed
- feedee
- spoony
- feedbox
- spooner
- feedeth
- prefeed
- feedlot
- misfeed
- subfeed
- feedest
- feedism
- outfeed
- nonfeed
- feedbag
- pigfeed
- newsfeed
- handfeed
- birdfeed
- boobfeed
- teaspoon
- earspoon
- feedyard
- feedline
- feedable
- feedback
- feedfest
- feedhorn
- aquafeed
- spoonist
- fullfeed
- overfeed
- spoonful
- feedhole
- spoonways
- feedstore
- crossfeed
- spoonbait
- spoonwood
- feedwater
- self-feed
- stockfeed
- greenfeed
- spoonless
- spoonwort
- underfeed
- spoonlike
- multifeed
- feedpoint
- spoonplug
- feedstock
- prolefeed
- feedstuff
- spoonwing
- forcefeed
- spoonmeat
- soupspoon
- spoonable
- whalefeed
- feedgrain
- saltspoon
- form feed
- spoonbill
- stallfeed
- spoonwise
- spoonworm
- breastfeed
- feedreader
- feedstream
- tablespoon
- force feed
- spoonbread
- spoonflower
- spoonbilled
- feedforward
- feedthrough
- counterfeed
- spoonbender
- dessertspoon
- spoonbending
- spoon excavator