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mollycoddle

[ mol-ee-kod-l ]

noun

  1. a man or boy who is used to being coddled; a milksop.


verb (used with object)

mollycoddled, mollycoddling.
  1. to coddle; pamper.

    Synonyms: , ,

mollycoddle

/ ˈ³¾É’±ôɪˌ°ìÉ’»åÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. tr to treat with indulgent care; pamper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a pampered person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾´Ç±ô±ô²âËŒ³¦´Ç»å»å±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾´Ç±ôl²â·³¦´Ç»åd±ô±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mollycoddle1

First recorded in 1825–35; Molly (a female name used in the sense “effeminate manâ€) + coddle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mollycoddle1

C19: from molly ² + coddle
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Example Sentences

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He was also critical of what he called a culture of "hiding behind words like 'wellbeing'" and "mollycoddling" children.

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His passion for her grows to such a pitch that he starts bounding up stairs instead of crawling over them like a mollycoddled toddler.

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For all the female agency on display, Barbie still has to placate and mollycoddle the insecure Ken.

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I went from my parents’ mollycoddled child to an adult that had to do their own laundry.

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How much longer will the responsible citizens of Washington state and the United States have to bend over backward to accommodate and mollycoddle the irresponsible while the coronavirus continues to rage unabated?

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