pomperv.
/ˈpɒmpə/, U.S. /ˈpɑmpər/ Now regional (chiefly U.S.).
transitive. To pamper; to feed up.
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the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > be infatuatedly fond or love to excess [verb (transitive)] > pet, indulge, or pamper
daunt1303
cocker1440
cherisha1450
pomper1483
daut?a1513
to cocker up1530
pamper1530
pimper1537
tiddle1560
cockle1570
dandlea1577
cotchel1578
cockney1582
fondle1582
coax1589
to coax up1592
to flatter up1598
dainty1622
pet1629
cosset1659
caudle1662
faddle1688
pettle1719
coddle1786
sugar-plum1788
twattle1790
to make a fuss of or over (with)1814
mud1814
pamperizea1845
mollycoddle1851
pompey1860
cosher1861
pussy1889
molly1907
1483 Quattuor Sermones (1975) 57 The thyrd is surfete and that is when thou pomperist thy body wyth so moche mete and drynke that thou mayst not brouke it.
1628 Heavens Glory 83 Now thou art pompering thy corruptible flesh.
1662 T. Watson Righteous Mans Weal 16 Death puts an end unto all his comforts, no more indulging and pompering the flesh, then no more cups of Wine.
1710 A. Rigg Constancy in Truth Commended 267 Their constant Observance of the strictest parts of Devotion, sufficiently shew'd how little they pomper'd or indulg'd the flesh.
1815 F. W. Gilmer Vocab. Virginia in Amer. Speech (1947) 22 281 Pamper, pomper (frequent).
1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) 216 The beast look rayther poor, Mister. An' th' dew! The'll dew well wi' yew; the' een't bin pompered.
1922 Chillicothe (Missouri) Constit. 13 Oct. (advt.) These bulls have not been pompered or fixed for sale and will be presented in just good breeding condition.
1936 Amer. Speech 11 316 Them chickens has been pompered on milk.
1976 A. Garber Mountain-ese 70 Don't pomper that child or you'll get him plumb spoilt.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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