feeding

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of supplying a person or animal with food.

  - "I will be feeding the babies at the orphanage this afternoon."
  - "The elephants are fed twice a day at the zoo."

• Verb

  The act of providing nourishment or sustenance to something.

  - "The plant is being fed nutrients through its roots."
  - "The garden is being fed with compost."

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Synonyms

nourish

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with feeding
deeding , heeding , breeding , grooming , weeding

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Feeding (en) : The act of supplying a person or animal with food.
   

2. Feeding (en) : A trough or container for feeding animals.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of feeding that leads to same result
feeding , feedings , fed , feed , feeds , feeding frenzies , feeding frenzy , feeding tube , feeding ground , care and feeding , bottle-fed , bottle-feed , bottle-feeding , bottle-feeds , bottom-feeder , bottom-feeders , bottom-feeding , breast-fed , breast-feed , breast-feeder , breast-feeders , breast-feeding , breast-feeds , breastfed , breastfeed , breastfeeder , breastfeeders , breastfeeding , force-fed , force-feed , force-feeding , force-feeds , forced-fed , forced-feeding

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Forms

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feeds, feeds self, feeds on, fed, feeding

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The Old English word 'fēgan' meant 'to eat' or 'to feed'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'feeding' appears 36 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

2. In ancient Rome, slaves were often used as 'feeders' for gladiators.

3. In some parts of Africa, pregnant women are given a special diet called 'feeding' to ensure a healthy pregnancy.

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Related Concepts

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1. Nutrition: The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for growth and maintenance of life.

2. Diet: A regimen of eating and drinking to promote health or to prevent and treat disease.

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Culture

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In many cultures, feeding is seen as an act of love and nurturing. In literature, feeding is often used as a metaphor for providing emotional or spiritual sustenance. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Romeo says, 'Give me my sword: I'll make a feast of this vile pork.', where 'feast' refers to a metaphorical feast of revenge.

How to Memorize "feeding"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person preparing and serving food to others.
   - Visualize an animal eating from a trough.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'feeding' with the act of providing nourishment.
   - Associate the word 'feeding' with the act of caring for something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Food is fuel for the body.' to remember the meaning of 'feeding'.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Animal feeds from a trough.' to remember the different form of 'feeding'.

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