spoon-feed

spoon-feed someone

Fig. to treat someone with too much care or help; to teach someone with methods that are too easy and do not stimulate the learner to independent thinking. The teacher spoon-feeds the students by dictating notes on the novel instead of getting the children to read the books. You mustn't spoon-feed the new recruits by telling them what to do all the time. They must use their initiative.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rhosyn	-	Welsh (Rare)
Aletha	-	English
ÉRico	-	Portuguese
Kjersti	-	Norwegian
ÁSlaug	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Badri	-	Georgian