feeding /feed·ing/ (fēd´ing) the taking or giving of food.
artificial feeding feeding of a baby with food other than mother's milk.
breast feeding see under B.
forced feeding administration of food by force to those who cannot or will not receive it.
| forced feeding n. 1. Administration of liquid food through a nasal tube passed into the stomach. Also called forced alimentation. 2. Forcing a person to eat more food than desired. force  -feed v. |
forced
done by force.
forced feeding
see force feeding, intravenous alimentation.
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