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creep feed

creep feed

6.8
Special food given to young animals like piglets or calves that adults cannot reach
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : piensos para animales jóvenes
  • Many farmers introduce creep feed to piglets to promote healthy growth before weaning.

Examples

  • The quality of creep feed can have a significant impact on the calves' weight gain.

  • Using creep feed helps young animals adjust to solid food more easily.

  • Farmers often use creep feed for their calves.

  • The creep feed is specially formulated for young animals.

  • Many farmers introduce creep feed to piglets to promote healthy growth before weaning.

  • The quality of creep feed can have a significant impact on the calves' weight gain.

  • Using creep feed helps young animals adjust to solid food more easily.

Synonyms

feed
vscreep feed
89 1.0

Food for farm animals like cows and chickens

is a special ration for young animals kept where adults cannot enter
feedstuff
vscreep feed
  • Specialized
5.1

Food for farm animals like cows or pigs

is specifically supplied to young animals in an adult-excluding area

Surface Forms

creep feed singular
creep feeds plural

Morphology

creep + feed

The meaning is directly compositional: 'creep' (a small pen for young animals) specifies the location/purpose and 'feed' is food for animals, so 'creep feed' straightforwardly means feed intended for animals in the creep. This noun–noun combination follows a common English compound pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent senses.

Etymology

Creep feed: The noun creep feed comes from farming. A creep was a small safe area that only very young animals could enter to reach special feed, so creep feed means food placed where 'young animals' can eat but 'adult animals' cannot.