verb (used with object), hand-fed, hand-feed·ing.
- Agriculture. to feed (animals) with apportioned amounts at regular intervals.Compare self-feed.
- to feed (an animal or person) by hand: The students hand-fed the baby monkeys with an eyedropper.
verb -feeds, -feeding or -fed (-ˌfɛd) (tr)
- to feed (a person or an animal) by hand
- agriculture to give food to (poultry or livestock) in fixed amounts and at fixed times, rather than use a self-feeding system