spoon-feeding

A form of spoon-feed — To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of spoon-feed
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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