Feeded

/ˈfiːdɪd/ verb

Definition

A non-standard or archaic past tense of 'feed,' though 'fed' is the correct modern form.

Etymology

An irregular verb form that shows how speakers sometimes regularize verbs by adding '-ed' to the past tense; 'feed' → 'fed' (irregular) vs. 'feeded' (regularized), a pattern that appears in dialectal or child speech.

Kelly Says

The fact that children naturally say 'feeded' when learning English shows something profound: they've internalized the '-ed' suffix rule so well that they apply it even to irregular verbs, which linguists call 'overgeneralization' and it's actually a sign of language mastery, not error.

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