feeding pattern
nounUK /ˈfiːdɪŋ ˈpætən/
US /ˈfiːdɪŋ ˈpætərn/
A feeding pattern is the usual way and time that a person or animal eats.
The baby's feeding pattern changed when she started eating solid food.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In biology, the regular way an animal finds and eats food.
Scientists studied the feeding pattern of the birds in the forest.
3. In medicine, the timing and amount of food a patient takes.
The nurse recorded the patient's feeding pattern each day.
4. In animal farming, the set times and amounts of feed given to livestock.
The farmer adjusted the feeding pattern to keep the cows healthy.