ˈfi:də n. 1 a
person or
thing that feeds. 2 a person
who eats in a specified
manner. 3 a child's feeding-bottle. 4
Brit. a bib
for an
infant. 5 a
tributary stream. 6 a
branch road,
railway line,
etc., linking
outlying districts
with a main
communication system. 7 Electr. a main carrying
electricity to a
distribution point. 8 a hopper or feeding
apparatus in a
machine.