spoon-feeds
Hands everything over
Spoon-feeds means to provide information or assistance in such small, easy portions that no effort is required from the recipient.
The image is of feeding a baby who can't yet handle a spoon: The professor spoon-feeds students instead of making them think.
The term usually carries a note of criticism—that someone is being coddled or kept dependent.
Makes less complex
- predigestsBreaks down food early
- hand-holdsSecure grip points
- coddlesOverindulges with tenderness
- pampersLavishes excessive care upon
overexplains · patronizes · condescends · infantilizes · mollycoddles · cushions · shelters · protects
simplifies
Makes less complex
- predigestsBreaks down food early
- hand-holdsSecure grip points
- coddlesOverindulges with tenderness
pampers · overexplains · patronizes · condescends · infantilizes · mollycoddles · cushions · shelters · protects · underestimates
baby
Very young child
bib · mush · puree · weaning · caregiver · mother · father · nurture · nourish · pablum
leaks
Unwanted fluid escapes
trickles · releases · discloses · reveals · supplies · provides · tips · intelligence · insider · sources
spoon-feedschallenges
Difficulties requiring effort
pushes · stretches · tests · stimulates · puts through the wringer
spoon-feedsempowers
Grants ability or authority
challenges · hands off · steps back · abandons · sink or swim
spoon-feedsparcels out
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