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mollycoddle
/ ˈɒɪˌɒə /
verb
- tr to treat with indulgent care; pamper
noun
- a pampered person
Derived Forms
- ˈDZˌǻ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- DZl·ǻd noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mollycoddle1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mollycoddle1
Example Sentences
He was also critical of what he called a culture of "hiding behind words like 'wellbeing'" and "mollycoddling" children.
His passion for her grows to such a pitch that he starts bounding up stairs instead of crawling over them like a mollycoddled toddler.
For all the female agency on display, Barbie still has to placate and mollycoddle the insecure Ken.
I went from my parents’ mollycoddled child to an adult that had to do their own laundry.
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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