spoon-fed
[ spoon-fed ]
/ ˈspunˌfɛd /
adjective
fed with a spoon.
treated with excessive solicitude; pampered.
given no opportunity to act or think for oneself: Having always been spoon-fed, I couldn't meet the challenge of college.
Origin of spoon-fed
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby spoon-fed
spoon bow,
spoon bread,
spoon hook,
spoon nail,
spoon theory,
spoon-fed,
spoon-feed,
spoonbill,
spoonbill catfish,
spoondrift,
spoonerism
Definition for spoon-fed (2 of 2)
spoon-feed
[ spoon-feed, -feed ]
/ ˈspunˈfid, -ˌfid /
verb (used with object), spoon-fed, spoon-feed·ing.
to cause to be spoon-fed.
Origin of spoon-feed
First recorded in 1605–15
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British Dictionary definitions for spoon-fed
spoon-feed
verb -feeds, -feeding or -fed (tr)
to feed with a spoon
to overindulge or spoil
to provide (a person) with ready-made opinions, judgments, etc, depriving him of original thought or action