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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 spoonplay

2. teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thoughtplay

  Familiarity information: SPOONFEEDING used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPOONFEEDING (noun)


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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