/ Dictionary / Index S spoon-fed: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: spoon-fed Pronunciation: (spn'fed"), [key] — adj. fed with a spoon. treated with excessive solicitude; pampered. given no opportunity to act or think for oneself: Having always been spoon-fed, I couldn't meet the challenge of college. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: spoon-fed (Thesaurus) spooney spoon-feed Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language