spoon-feed

Meaning

Verb

• To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.
• To overly pamper or indulge someone, so that they do not act or think for themselves.
• To give in an overly pampering way, so that they do not act or think for themselves.
• To explain in simple words; to explain in words of one syllable; to spell out.

Origin

• spoon + feed