to spoonfeed
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3.7
To feed someone with a spoon, often a baby or sick person
- verb
- /ˈspuːnˌfɛd/
:
dar de comer con cuchara
- She patiently spoonfed her baby, making sure not to spill a drop.
Examples
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The nurse had to spoonfeed the patient because he was too weak to eat by himself.
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It usually takes months before a toddler stops needing to be spoonfed.
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She spoonfeeds her baby every evening.
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I need to spoonfeed him some soup.
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She patiently spoonfed her baby, making sure not to spill a drop.
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The nurse had to spoonfeed the patient because he was too weak to eat by himself.
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It usually takes months before a toddler stops needing to be spoonfed.
How Assisted
to spoonfeed
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3.7
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3.7
to help oneself
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3.4
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3.4
Surface Forms
spoonfeed infinitive
spoonfed past
spoonfed past participle
spoonfeeding present participle
spoonfeeds third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Spoonfeed is made from spoon and feed, meaning 'to give food with a spoon', so it literally means to help someone eat by feeding them with a spoon.