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spoon-fed

/spun ˈfɛd/

adjective

Pampered, as a baby too young to feed themselves.

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Meanings

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of spoon-feed

adjectivespoon-fed (not comparable)

not comparablePampered, as a baby too young to feed themselves.
not comparableSo simplified that one might expect a baby to understand it.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spoon-fed

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Cite this entry

APA

spoon-fed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoon-fed

MLA

“spoon-fed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoon-fed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spoon-fed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoon-fed.

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