spoon-feed

See also: spoonfeed

English

Alternative forms

spoonfeed

Etymology

spoon +‎ feed

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈspunˌfid/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈspuːnfiːd/
Hyphenation: spoon‧feed

Verb

spoon-feed (third-person singular simple present spoon-feeds, present participle spoon-feeding, simple past and past participle spoon-fed)

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.
I can help you with your homework, but you must understand the concept, because I will not spoon-feed you.
To give in an overly pampering way, so that they do not act or think for themselves.
What do you mean "I don't know"? I'm practically spoon-feeding you the answer!
To explain in simple words; to explain in words of one syllable; to spell out. (To explain or give information in as simple a manner as possible.)

Translations

help somebody to eat using a spoon

Bikol Central: hungit (bcl)
Cebuano: hungit
Chinese:
Mandarin: 用勺子餵, 用勺子喂 (yòng sháozi wèi)
Finnish: syöttää lusikalla
Manx: beagh lesh spein
Portuguese: dar de comer com colher
Russian: корми́ть ложкой (kormítʹ ložkoj)
Spanish: dar de comer con cuchara
Swedish: skedmata (sv), mata (sv)
Tagalog: subo

overly pamper or indulge someone

Chinese:
Mandarin: 溺愛 (zh), 溺爱 (zh) (nì'ài), 嬌慣 (zh), 娇惯 (zh) (jiāoguàn), 寵壞 (zh), 宠坏 (zh) (chǒnghuài)
Finnish: poispilata
Portuguese: dar tudo mastigado
Russian: ба́ловать (ru) (bálovatʹ), не́жить (ru) (néžitʹ)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

deliver information in as basic a manner as possible

Chinese:
Mandarin: 灌輸 (zh), 灌输 (zh) (guànshū)
Finnish: vääntää rautalangasta (fi)
Hungarian: szájába rág (hu)
Portuguese: mastigar (pt)
Russian: растолко́вывать (ru) (rastolkóvyvatʹ), разжёвывать (razžóvyvatʹ)
Spanish: masticar (es)
Swedish: skedmata (sv), dalta (sv), klema (sv)

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Dutch: ^{(please verify)} oplepelen (nl) (1)
Slovak: ^{(please verify)} kŕmiť (1)

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