FEEDER - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening

Categories: Domestic animal, Domesticated animal

Part of speech: Noun

a branch that flows into the main stream

Categories: Branch

Part of speech: Noun

an animal that feeds on a particular source of food

Example: a bark feeder; a mud feeder

Categories: Animal, Animate being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna

The word "feeder" comes from Middle English feedere.

feed – A related word in the same word family.

er – A related word in the same word family.

Middle English was a melting pot where Germanic, French, and Latin words competed and blended.