eating feeding | the act of consuming food |
feeding alimentation | the act of supplying food and nourishment |
infant feeding | feeding an infant |
demand feeding | feeding a baby or animal whenever it shows a need |
forced feeding gavage | feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat |
nasogastric feeding | feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach |
nursing breast feeding | nourishing at the breast |
intravenous feeding IV | administration of nutrients through a vein |
schedule feeding | feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every hours) |
demand | the act of demanding, the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money |
bottle feeding bottle nursing bottle | a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula, used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children |
highchair feeding chair | a chair for feeding a very young child, has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray |
requirement demand | required activity, the requirements of his work affected his health, there were many demands on his time |
demand | an urgent or peremptory request, his demands for attention were unceasing |
calling into question demand for explanation | a challenge to defend what someone has said |
demand for identification | as by a sentry |
demand deposit | a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice |
call loan demand loan | a loan that is repayable on demand |
demand note | a note payable on demand |
demand | the ability and desire to purchase goods and services, the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips, the demand exceeded the supply |
demand-pull inflation | inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money |
need demand | a condition requiring relief, she satisfied his need for affection, God has no need of men to accomplish His work, there is a demand for jobs |
demand | request urgently and forcefully, The victim's family is demanding compensation, The boss demanded that he be fired immediately, She demanded to see the manager |
demand exact | claim as due or just, The bank demanded payment of the loan |
demand | ask to be informed of, I demand an explanation |
demand | summon to court |
demand | lay legal claim to |
necessitate ask postulate need require take involve call for demand | require as useful, just, or proper, It takes nerve to do what she did, success usually requires hard work, This job asks a lot of patience and skill, This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice, This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert, This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent |
coveted desired in demand(p) sought after | greatly desired |
bottom-feeding | of or relating to fish and marine life that feed on the bottom of a body of water |