mollycoddle

Meaning

Noun

A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

Verb

To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.

Synonyms

pamper

coddle

spoil

indulge

cosset

baby

👶

cocker

featherbed

molly-coddle

be soft

milksop

beautiful

graceful

render effeminate

render delicate

bemoan

bewail

blandish

candy-ass

caress

chuck

craven

dandle

fondle

pet

recreant

wimp

humour

Translations

παραχαϊδεύω

Warmduscher

chouchouter

dorloter

vertroetelen

verweichlichen

afagar

amimar

κανακεύω

weichlich

verhätscheln

choyer

mimosear

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/

Etymology

From molly + coddle.