Question

spoon-feed someone Some parents tend to spoon-feed their children.

Accepted Answer

If a person is spoon-fed, they are helped too much rather than encouraged to think by themselves or use their own initiative.

Phrase/Idiom	spoon-feed someone
Definition	If a person is spoon-fed, they are helped too much rather than encouraged to think by themselves or use their own initiative.
Example	Some parents tend to spoon-feed their children.

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