feeding time

When animals eat

Feeding time is the scheduled period when animals are given food, whether in zoos, farms, or homes with pets: The seals perform tricks at feeding time.

The phrase extends to chaotic scenes of eager consumption, especially with children: Dinner with the kids is like feeding time at the zoo.

Related

hungry mouths · bowl · kibble · frenzy · zoo · petting zoo · aquarium · schedule · routine · bell · lunch lady · ravenous · nursing · baby bottle · bottle · high chair · highchair · bib

Categories
Opposites
nourishment activity

feeding timefasting period

Duration of voluntary hunger

starvation · fasting · abstinence · fast · hunger strike

activity state

feeding timenap time

Scheduled midday slumber

quiet time · downtime · bedtime · dormancy · off-hours

Family

feed, feeding, time, feeds, feeder, feeders, overfeed, underfeed, times

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G