spoonfeeding

English Thesaurus

1. teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought (noun.act)

hypernym	:	instruction, pedagogy, teaching,
definition	:	the profession of a teacher (noun.act)

2. feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon (noun.act)

hypernym	:	alimentation, feeding,
definition	:	the act of supplying food and nourishment (noun.act)

3. teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought (noun.act)

derivation	:	spoonfeed,
definition	:	teach without challenging the students (verb.communication)

4. feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon (noun.act)

derivation	:	spoonfeed,
definition	:	feed with a spoon (verb.consumption)

5. teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought (noun.act)

derivation	:	spoonfeed,
definition	:	teach without challenging the students (verb.communication)

6. feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon (noun.act)

derivation	:	spoonfeed,
definition	:	feed with a spoon (verb.consumption)