overfeeding
Giving too much
Overfeeding is giving too much food.
Parents worry about overfeeding infants; pet owners overfeed dogs and cats.
The word applies to plants as well—overfeeding with fertilizer can burn roots.
Figuratively, overfeeding describes any excessive supply: The market is overfed with cheap imports.
Excessive quantity beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
- saturationState of complete permeation
overflow · surfeit · superabundance · plethora · overfill · overdose · overkill · overload
Excess body fat condition
- overweightExceeding healthy mass
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
cardiovascular · adiposity · bloating · lethargy · malnutrition
Deep, narrow valley
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
- bingeBout of excess
- guzzleDrink fast, eagerly
- wolfingEating greedily and fast
gobbling · cram · feast · voracity · insatiability · greed · swill · pigging
Fixed method or notation
- bottleContainer for liquids
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- colicSpasmodic abdominal distress
Lavish attentive care
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
- spoilDamage or overindulge
baby · overindulgence · cater · gratify · nurture · overprotect · smother · permissiveness
overabundance
Excessive quantity beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
saturation · overflow · surfeit · superabundance · plethora · overfill · overdose · overkill · overload · inundation
obesity
Excess body fat condition
- overweightExceeding healthy mass
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
hypertension · cardiovascular · adiposity · bloating · lethargy · malnutrition
gorge
Deep, narrow valley
wolfing · gobbling · cram · feast · voracity · insatiability · greed · swill · pigging · gluttonous
formula
Fixed method or notation
- bottleContainer for liquids
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
pampering
Lavish attentive care
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
spoil · baby · overindulgence · cater · gratify · nurture · overprotect · smother · permissiveness · leniency
livestock
Domesticated farm animals
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, excess, overreacting
- Too Muchoverflowing, spilling, flooding, stuffing, cramming
- plant problemsroot rot, iron deficiency, calcium deficiency, wilting, yellow leaves
- animal nutritiondigestibility, amino acids, protein content, nutrient density, protein sources
- pet foodfish food, pet food, cat food, dog treats, kibble
- nursing problemslow milk supply, engorgement, mastitis, sore nipples, cracked nipples
overfeedingunderfeeding
Giving inadequate nourishment
starving · starvation · undernourishment · undereating · malnourishment
overfeedingstarvation
Extreme nutritional deprivation
malnutrition · undernourishment · nutritional deficiency · food scarcity · hunger
feed, feeding, feeder, oversupply, underfed, feeders, overeating, overfeed, underfeed