feeding

feed-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The act or process of giving food to someone or something.

  2. 2.

    Present participle of "feed"; giving food to.

  3. 3.

    An instance of giving food.

  4. 4.

    Supplying or being supplied with material or information.

Forms

plural: feedings

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    feeding frenzy — A period of intense or frenzied activity, especially eating
  • •
    feeding time — The scheduled time when animals are fed
  • •
    breast-feeding — Nursing an infant with mother's milk
  • •
    bottle-feeding — Giving an infant milk from a bottle

Related words

Antonyms: starving
See also: fed, feed, food
Synonyms: nourishing, supplying

Etymology

From Old English fēdan ("to feed, nourish") with the present participle/gerund suffix -ing. The nominal use developed in Middle English.