spoon-feed

[ spoon-feed, -feed ]

verb (used with object)

, spoon-fed, spoon-feed·ing.

1. to cause to be spoon-fed.

spoon-feed

verb

1. to feed with a spoon
2. to overindulge or spoil
3. to provide (a person) with ready-made opinions, judgments, etc, depriving him of original thought or action

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoon-feed¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

Waiters hoisting massive, gooey hazelnut dacquoise cakes spoon-feed the dancing guests encircling the stage.

From The Daily Beast

Better let them go to hell in their own way than attempt to spoon-feed them.

From Project Gutenberg