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feeding, n.
(feedings)
freq. cnt. 15

the act of consuming food
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3

eating feeding

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derivationally related form

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part meronym

chew, chewing, mastication, manduction

hyponym

mycophagy chomp, bite browse, browsing coprophagy, coprophagia dining engorgement feasting, banqueting graze, grazing lunching repletion, surfeit supping tasting, savoring, savouring, relishing, degustation necrophagia, necrophagy omophagia scatophagy

hypernym

intake, uptake, consumption, ingestion

the act of supplying food and nourishment
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

alimentation feeding

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hyponym

suckling, lactation infant feeding forced feeding, gavage intravenous feeding, IV overfeeding spoonfeeding total parenteral nutrition, TPN, hyperalimentation

hypernym

provision, supply, supplying