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Definition of self-feed in English:

self-feed

intransitive verbself-fed

[no object]

  • (of an infant or invalid) take food and eat without assistance.

    ‘let your baby try to self-feed’
    • ‘a patient can self-feed even if he or she cannot cook or shop’

Pronunciation

self-feed

/ˌselfˈfēd/ /ˌsɛlfˈfid/