spoon-feed
verb
ˈspün-ˌfēd 
spoon-fed ˈspün-ˌfed ; spoon-feeding
; spoon-feeding transitive verb
1
: to feed by means of a spoon
2
a
: to present (information) so completely as to preclude independent thought
spoon-feed material to students
b
: to present information to in this manner
Word History
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1
spoon-fed
verb
as in hand-fed
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- hand-fed
- force-fed
- underfed
- overfed
- refed
- fattened
- surfeited
- filled
- fed
- battened
- reprovisioned
- messed
- catered
- regaled
- feasted
- nurtured
- dined
- waited
- banqueted
- nourished
- sustained
- served
- boarded
- provisioned
- victualed
- victualled
- fast day
- fast fashion
- fast food
- fast ice
- fast lane
- Fast of Esther
- fast of ge
- Fast of Gedaliah
- Fast of Tammuz
- Fast of Tebet
- fast pin
- fast pulley
- fast red
- fast red base
- fast salt
- fast scarlet R base
- fast spine
- fast study
- fast worker
- fast-break
- fast-breeder
- fast-casual
- fast-casuals
- fast-food
- fast-forward