spoon-feed
/ˈspunˌfid/ · verb
Meaning
- 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 (or because they failed to) act or think for themselves.
- To give (something) in an overly pampering way, so that the recipients do not (or because they failed to) act or think for themselves.
- To explain (something, to someone) in simple words; to explain (it, to them) in words of one syllable; to spell (it) out (for them).
Etymology / origin
From spoon + feed.
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