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MOLLYCODDLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pampered darling; an effeminate man
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mollycoddle" is a kind of...):
darling; dearie; deary; ducky; favorite; favourite; pet (a special loved one)
Derivation:
mollycoddle (treat with excessive indulgence)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they mollycoddle ... he / she / it mollycoddles
Past simple: mollycoddled
Past participle: mollycoddled
-ing form: mollycoddling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Treat with excessive indulgence
Example:
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Synonyms:
baby; cocker; coddle; cosset; featherbed; indulge; mollycoddle; pamper; spoil
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "mollycoddle" is one way to...):
do by; handle; treat (interact in a certain way)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
mollycoddle (a pampered darling; an effeminate man)
mollycoddler (someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence)
