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spoonfeed
Main Entry:
spoon-feed
[
spoon
-
feed
, -feed
]
Show IPA
/
ˈspunˈfid, -ˌfid
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
pamper
Synonyms:
baby
, cater to, coddle,
give in
,
indulge
, mollycoddle, overindulge,
spoil
, spoil rotten
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