spoon-feed
( spoon-feeds 3rd person present) ( spoon-feeding present participle) ( spoon-fed past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you think that someone is being given too much help with something and is not making enough effort themselves, you can say they are being spoon-fed.
usu passive (disapproval)
Students are unwilling to really work. They want to be spoon-fed... be V-ed
2 verb If you say that someone is spoon-fed ideas or information, you mean that they are told about them and are expected to accept them without questioning them.
usu passive (disapproval)
They were less willing to be spoon-fed doctrines from Japan... be V-ed n
3 verb If you spoon-feed a small child or a sick person, you feed them using a spoon.
It took two years for me to get better, during which time he spoon-fed me and did absolutely everything around the house. V n