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SPOONFEEDING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spoonfeeding mean?
• SPOONFEEDING (noun)
The noun SPOONFEEDING has 2 senses:
1. feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon
2. teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought
Familiarity information: SPOONFEEDING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spoonfeeding" is a kind of...):
alimentation; feeding (the act of supplying food and nourishment)
Derivation:
spoonfeed (feed with a spoon)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spoonfeeding" is a kind of...):
instruction; pedagogy; teaching (the profession of a teacher)
Derivation:
spoonfeed (teach without challenging the students)
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