pamper
To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgenceTo treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
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» She didn't want him to pamper the children.
Sie wollte nicht, dass er die Kinder verzärtelt. — UliDolbarge
Она не хотела, чтобы он разбаловал детей. — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
verwöhnen, hätscheln
балова́тьbalovátʹ, избалова́тьizbalovátʹ, изне́живатьiznéživatʹ
розпещуватиrozpeščuvaty, розніжуватиroznižuvaty
treat with excessive indulgence
(dated)To feed luxuriously.
(informal)To put someone in pampers (a diaper).
Examples
20 sentencesShe didn't want him to pamper the children.
ruОна не хотела, чтобы он разбаловал детей. — odexed
deSie wollte nicht, dass er die Kinder verzärtelt. — UliDolbarge
The reason they're so selfish is that you pamper them so much.
Tom pampers his children.
Mothers often pamper their children.
I want to be pampered.
deIch möchte verwöhnt werden. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pamperen (“to cram with food”), from Middle Dutch *pamperen (“to cramFrom Middle English pamperen (“to cram with food”), from Middle Dutch *pamperen (“to cram with food”), frequentative of *pampen (“to stuff”), from Proto-Germanic *pamp- (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *bamb- (“round object”), equivalent to pamp + -er.
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Forms
pampers, pampering, pampered, pamperedSynonyms
18 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons 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
See also
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