Definitions for spoon-fed

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Spelling: [spoon-fed]
IPA: /ˈspunˌfɛd/

Spoon-Fed is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 198 anagrams from letters in spoon-fed (-defnoops).

Definitions for spoon-fed

adjective

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

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to be spoon-fed.

Origin of spoon-fed

First recorded in 1900-05

Examples for spoon-fed

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

She had to be spoon-fed at times, again she ate naturally when the food was brought.

She often began to feed herself when urged, but would not finish, and had to be spoon-fed, as a rule.

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

Linen in Ireland had been a perfect type of the State-created, spoon-fed industry characteristic of the period of mercantilism.

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

If men could be spoon-fed with happiness, a benevolent despotism would be the ideal system.

They want to be spoon-fed and patted on the back when they choke.

Accustom people to be nose-led and spoon-fed, and democracy is a mere pretence.

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

Word Value for spoon-fed
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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