Hypernyms for "feeding"
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banqueting
bite
browse
browsing
chomp
coprophagia
coprophagy
degustation
dining
engorgement
feasting
forced feeding
gavage
graze
grazing
hyperalimentation
infant feeding
intravenous feeding
IV
lactation
lunching
mycophagy
necrophagia
necrophagy
omophagia
overfeeding
relishing
repletion
savoring
savouring
scatophagy
spoonfeeding
suckling
supping
surfeit
tasting
total parenteral nutrition
TPN
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.