"handfeed" meaning in English

See handfeed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: handfeeds [present, singular, third-person], handfeeding [participle, present], handfed [participle, past], handfed [past], hand-feed [alternative], hand feed [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːd Etymology: From hand + feed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|feed}} hand + feed Head templates: {{en-verb|handfeeds|handfeeding|handfed}} handfeed (third-person singular simple present handfeeds, present participle handfeeding, simple past and past participle handfed)
  1. (of an animal or machine) To feed by hand.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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