spoon-feed

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(spo̵̅o̅n′fēd′)

transitive verb spoon-fed, spoon-feeding

  1. to feed with a spoon
  2. to pamper; coddle
  3. to treat, instruct, or inform in a manner that destroys initiative or curbs independent thought and action

See spoon-feed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb spoon-fed spoon-fed (-fĕdˌ), spoon-feed·ing, spoon-feeds
  1. To feed (another) with a spoon.
  2. To treat (another) in a way that discourages independent thought or action, as by overindulgence.
  3. a. To provide (another) with knowledge or information in an oversimplified way.
    b. To provide (knowledge or information) in an oversimplified way.

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