feeding

/'fi:diɳ/

Thân thiện

A mother is feeding her baby in a high chair.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of giving food to a person or an animal: "Feeding" refers to the action of providing nourishment.
   • The act of eating or consuming food: "Feeding" can also describe the process of taking in food.

Usage

• As a noun, "feeding" is often used to describe a routine or specific instance of providing or consuming food.
• It is commonly used in contexts involving care (e.g., infant feeding, animal feeding), biology, and nutrition.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The feeding of the baby is scheduled every three hours.
  • Bird feeding is a popular hobby in the winter months.
  • The documentary showed the feeding habits of lions.

Advanced Usage

• "Feeding frenzy": A situation of frantic competition, often used metaphorically.
  • The news story caused a media feeding frenzy.
• "Feeding tube": A medical device used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot eat normally.
  • The patient received nutrients through a feeding tube.

Variants and Related Words

• Feed (verb): To give food to.
  • She feeds the cat twice a day.
• Feeder (noun):
  • A person or device that supplies food.

    • The bird feeder was full of seeds.
  • A tributary stream.

    • The creek is a major feeder for the river.
• Feedstock (noun): Raw material supplied to a machine or industrial process.
  • Corn is a common feedstock for ethanol production.

Synonyms

• Nourishing: Providing food necessary for health and growth.
• Nutrition: The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health.
• Sustenance: Food and drink regarded as a source of strength.

Related Phrases

• Bottle-feeding: The practice of feeding an infant with a bottle.
  • They chose bottle-feeding over breastfeeding.
• Breastfeeding: The practice of feeding a baby with milk directly from the mother's breast.
  • Breastfeeding provides important antibodies to the infant.
• Force-feeding: The act of making a person or animal eat, especially against their will.
  • The practice of force-feeding geese is controversial.

Idioms

• "Feeding time at the zoo": A humorous or chaotic situation where people are eating messily or aggressively.
  • When the kids get their snacks, it's like feeding time at the zoo.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of supplying food and nourishment
2. the act of consuming food

Từ đồng nghĩa

• alimentation
• eating