mollycoddle
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To be overprotective and indulgent towardTo be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.
UK/ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/US/ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/
» Tom was a sickly child and was mollycoddled by his parents.
Tom war ein kränkliches Kind und wurde von seinen Eltern verhätschelt.
Meaning
1 sensesTo be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.
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More definitions
- treat with excessive indulgence
Examples
2 sentencesTom was a sickly child and was mollycoddled by his parents.
deTom war ein kränkliches Kind und wurde von seinen Eltern verhätschelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You can't keep mollycoddling your child or they could come out pathetic.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to be overprotective and indulgent toward:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to be overprotective and indulgent toward:
Origin
From molly + coddle.From molly + coddle.
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Forms
mollycoddles, mollycoddling, mollycoddled, mollycoddled| Base form | mollycoddle · to mollycoddle |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mollycoddles |
| Present participle | mollycoddling |
| Past simple | mollycoddled |
| Past participle | mollycoddled |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedmollycoddler
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle