spoonfeed

verbo irregular

A verb used to indicate the act of providing someone with information or help in a way that requires little effort from them, often implying over-assistance or lack of independence.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que designa la acción de proporcionar a alguien información o ayuda de manera que requiera un esfuerzo mínimo por su parte, a menudo implicando una asistencia excesiva o falta de autonomía; también puede referirse a alimentar a alguien con cuchara.

1. Feed with a spoon A2 formal

   To feed someone using a spoon, typically a baby or someone who cannot feed themselves.

   • The nurse had to spoonfeed the elderly patient.
   • She spoonfeeds her baby with pureed vegetables.
   • He was too weak to eat on his own, so they spoonfed him.

   🇪🇸Alimentar con cuchara

2. Teach without challenging B2 informal

   To provide information or instruction in a way that requires little effort or independent thought from the learner.

   • The teacher was criticized for spoonfeeding the students instead of encouraging critical thinking.
   • Some parents prefer to spoonfeed their children all the answers.
   • Spoonfeeding in education can hinder a student's ability to solve problems independently.

   🇪🇸Dar todo mascado

   Sinónimos: babycoddleindulgemollycoddlepamper

   Antónimos: challengeencourageprovokestimulate

• spoonfed past participle
• spoonfed past simple
• spoonfeeding present participle
• spoonfeeds third person singular