freefeed

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A form of free-feed — To allow (an animal or person) to eat whenever they choose, rather than on a fixed schedule.

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Meanings

verbfreefeed (third-person singular simple present freefeeds, present participle freefeeding, simple past and past participle freefed)

present singular third person freefeeds · participle present freefeeding · participle past freefed · past freefed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of free-feed.

    Freefeeding (when food is available any time) and leisurely meals encourage picky eating.

    1995, Julie Cairns, The Golden Retriever: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet
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    Other mothers become so impressed with the desirability of meeting the infant's requests that they carry freefeeding to an extreme, interpreting every signal of discomfort as hunger, and filling the infant's mouth with food nearly every time it is opened.

    1952, Texas Reports on Biology and Medicine, page 135

    By devising creative ways to freefeed the otters, the animal care staff played a key role in enriching the animals' lives.

    2001, Soundings: Newsletter of the International Marine Animal Trainers Association, Volumes 26-27
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