handfed
Given food directly
Handfed is the past tense of handfeed—to feed by hand rather than letting an animal forage or use a feeder.
Baby birds are handfed formula; zoo animals may be handfed by keepers.
The word often implies special care or taming: The parrot was handfed from birth and is very gentle.
Figuratively, someone handfed information received it directly and personally.
Deprived of parents
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
- kidChild or young goat
- foalYoung equine, under one
piglet · chick · formula · colostrum · syringe · dropper · nipple · schedule
Requiring external support
- dependentRequiring outside support
- trustingInclined to believe others
- tameMade gentle, manageable
- docileEasily controlled or taught
accustomed · conditioned · expectant · waiting · begging · receptive · passive · helpless
Excessively sheltered or indulged
- shelteredKept safe from harm
- overprotectedGuarded to excess
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- entitledHaving rightful claim
babied · mollycoddled · cosseted · given · provided · unearned · effortless · easy
orphaned
Deprived of parents
foal · piglet · chick · formula · colostrum · syringe · dropper · nipple · schedule · round-the-clock
reliant
Requiring external support
docile · accustomed · conditioned · expectant · waiting · begging · receptive · passive · helpless · vulnerable
coddled
Excessively sheltered or indulged
- shelteredKept safe from harm
- overprotectedGuarded to excess
- privilegedHaving special advantages
entitled · babied · mollycoddled · cosseted · given · provided · unearned · effortless · easy
nursing
Medical caretaking profession
patient · attentive · devoted · nurturing · fostering · rearing · raising · weaning · bonding · trust-building
birds
Egg-laying flying vertebrates
pigeons · chipmunks · park · sanctuary · refuge · seeds · peanuts · breadcrumbs · mealworms · nectar
handfedself-feeding
Replenishing without outside help
free-range · foraging · grazing · wild-caught · pasture-raised
handfedself-sufficient
Able to provide independently
independent · self-reliant · self-sustaining · autonomous · feral
handfedself-taught
Educated without instructors
autodidactic · self-directed · researched · figured out · earned
- a handfulSmall amount grasped
- a handful of