spoon-fed

[ spoon-fed ]

adjective

1. fed with a spoon.
2. treated with excessive solicitude; pampered.
3. given no opportunity to act or think for oneself:

   Having always been spoon-fed, I couldn't meet the challenge of college.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoon-fed¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The conclusions of the advisory report were spoon-fed to a friendly group of Japanese political reporters two days ago.

From The Daily Beast

Drudge simply “reported” on that fact—or rather was spoon-fed it by disgruntled internal sources.

From The Daily Beast

Do American movie-going audiences in 2012 really need to be spoon-fed a justification for the killing of Osama bin Laden?

From The Daily Beast

The three reporters who worked on the Times stories have denied the information was spoon fed to them from the White House.

From The Daily Beast

Severson answers that now with her engaging debut memoir, Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life.

From The Daily Beast

Don't aim to go through life spoon-fed; don't aim to get a soft seat.

From Project Gutenberg

At times he would partake only of liquid nourishment, then again would have to be spoon-fed.

From Project Gutenberg

Minds at first must be spoon-fed with truth, as babes with milk; a boy we bid feed himself, or starve.

From Project Gutenberg

She did not soil any more, but she sometimes drooled and had to be spoon-fed.

From Project Gutenberg

It was difficult to get her to eat, and she had to be spoon-fed.

From Project Gutenberg