FEED

Meaning

To give (someone or something) food to eat.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English feden, from Old English fēdan (“to feed”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną (“to feed”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to guard, graze, feed”). Cognate with West Frisian fiede (“to nourish, feed”), Dutch voeden (“to feed”), Danish føde (“to bring forth, feed”), Swedish föda (“to bring forth, feed”), Icelandic fæða (“to feed”), and more distantly with Latin pāscō (“feed, nourish”, verb) through Indo-European. More at food, fodder.

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:

• 2026-09-27FDEILNU
• 2026-07-23FCDENOU
• 2025-11-06FBOWEDL
• 2025-04-29EDTGFIY
• 2025-01-09EOHDFNA
• 2024-07-07FDEGILN
• 2024-05-14DEMHFIU
• 2024-03-10FDEILPU
• 2024-02-06FCNEDIO
• 2024-01-22FALEDKN
• 2024-01-09FYDTGEI
• 2023-10-25FVDOILE

+2 earlier appearances in the archive.