SPOON-FEED

v. 1. To feed with a spoon. Mothers spoon-feed their babies. 2a. To make something too easy for (a person). Bill's mother spoon-fed him and never let him think for himself. Alice depended on her mother for all decisions because she had been spoon-fed. 2b. To make (something) too easy for someone. Some students want the teacher to spoon-feed the lessons.