Meaning & use
Spoon-fed
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Given information, help, or opinions in such a complete, simplified form that no effort or independent thought is required.
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Students who are spoon-fed answers rarely develop strong problem-solving skills.
As a baby, she was spoon-fed pureed vegetables every morning.
A note on using this word
The word literally describes feeding an infant with a spoon, extended metaphorically to describe overly simplified teaching or media consumption.
Words with a similar meaning
pamperedoverindulged
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Words with an opposite meaning
self-taught
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Literally fed using a spoon, as an infant or invalid.
The nurse spoon-fed the patient his soup.
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