hand-feed

[hand-feed]

verb (used with object)

hand-fed, hand-feeding 

1. Agriculture.,  to feed (animals) with apportioned amounts at regular intervals.

2. to feed (an animal or person) by hand.

   The students hand-fed the baby monkeys with an eyedropper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hand-feed¹

First recorded in 1795–1805