An informal metaphor for chronic illness or disability that uses "spoons" to represent the finite units of physical and mental energy that a person has available for daily tasks.

To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon. / To overly pamper or indulge someone, so that they do not act or think for themselves.

simple past tense and past participle of spoon-feed

pampered

A fork-like spoon that has a cutting edge.

A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation. / (idiomatic) An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.

(idiomatic, informal) An inexpensive diner or other informal restaurant, especially one specializing in frying or grilling.

plural of apostle spoon, usually as a set of twelve representing the different apostles.

A spoon (usually silver) with an image of an apostle or other Christian religious figure as the termination of the handle.

Synonym of shoehorn