feeding — the action of giving food to a person or animal
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the action of giving food to a person or animal
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
Korean meaning: 사람이나 동물에게 먹이를 주는 행위
Korean pronunciation: 피-딩 (강세: 피)
Example Sentences
- The zoo keeper announced that the lion feeding show was cancelled due to the lion being on a diet.
- Night feeding can be exhausting for new parents.
- The automatic feeding system ensures that fish are fed even when the owner is away.
feeding
NOUN//ˈfiːdɪŋ//
the action of giving food to a person or animal
💡 Concept
Giving food to others
🎵 Rhyme
Feeding while reading, gently leading with love
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈfiːdɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfiːdɪŋ/
🌳Etymology
Rootfeed
Suffix--ing
Origin
고대 영어 'fēdan'(먹이다)에서 유래되었으며, 게르만어족의 공통 어근에서 나왔습니다. 생존에 필수적인 행위를 나타내는 아주 오래된 단어입니다.
🎵Rhyme
readingleadingheadingbleeding
reading
leading
heading
bleeding
🔗Collocations
breast feeding
bottle feeding
feeding time
feeding schedule
feeding tube
hand feeding
feeding ground
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The zoo keeper announced that the lion feeding show was cancelled due to the lion being on a diet.”
“Night feeding can be exhausting for new parents.”
“The automatic feeding system ensures that fish are fed even when the owner is away.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat has trained me so well that I wake up at 5 AM for his feeding time.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
nourishmentnutritionsustenancenurturingprovisioning
Antonyms
starvingfasting
Related
foodmealdietcarenursing
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