mollycoddle[verb]Synonyms: pamper, baby, cosset, indulge, spoil
Antonyms: neglect, abuse
Related Words: mollycot [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mol‧ly‧cod‧dle /ˈmɒliˌkɒdl $ ˈmɑːliˌkɑːdl/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: mollycoddle 'someone treated too kindly' (19-21 centuries), from Molly a female name + coddle]
to treat someone too kindly and to protect them too much from anything unpleasant:
He had been mollycoddled as a young boy. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲