mollycoddle

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verb

mol·ly·cod·dle ˈmä-lē-ˌkä-dᵊl How to pronounce mollycoddle (audio)

mollycoddled; mollycoddling ˈmä-lē-ˌkäd-liŋ How to pronounce mollycoddle (audio)

-ˌkä-dᵊl-iŋ

transitive verb

: to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention

mollycoddler

ˈmä-lē-ˌkäd-lər How to pronounce mollycoddle (audio)

-ˌkä-dᵊl-ər

noun

mollycoddle

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noun

dated, disparaging : a pampered or effeminate man or boy

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Coddling eggs is delicate business. You need to cook them slowly and gently, keeping the water just below boiling. Given how carefully you need to treat the eggs, it's not surprising that coddle, the name for the cooking process, developed the figurative sense "to pamper." Mollycoddle was formed by combining coddle with molly, a nickname for Mary. In its earliest known uses in the 1840s, mollycoddle was a noun, a synonym of our modern wimp, but in short time, it was being used as the verb you're likely to encounter now.

Example Sentences

Verb The coach has been mollycoddling the team's star players. refused to mollycoddle her malingering son and sent him off to school

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies.

James Surowiecki, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2019 Koenig may have supported Bernie Sanders in 2016, but Sanders’s mollycoddling platform never approaches the real-life perplexities that Koenig — a pop poet — sings about.

Armond White, National Review, 10 Dec. 2019 Her poise is the result of a loving yet punctilious upbringing by parents determined that their fame and its accompanying perks were not going to mollycoddle their two children.

Michael Callahan, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2018 Both sides are mollycoddling their own predicaments with this talk.

Chad Pergram, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018 This mollycoddled outdated practices, like harvesting by hand.

The Economist, 14 Dec. 2017

Noun

Frankly, mollycoddle is the word that comes to term.

CBS News, 5 Feb. 2020 See More

单词	mollycoddling
释义	mollycoddle 1 of 2 verb mol·ly·cod·dle ˈmä-lē-ˌkä-dᵊl mollycoddled; mollycoddling ˈmä-lē-ˌkäd-liŋ -ˌkä-dᵊl-iŋ transitive verb : to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention mollycoddler ˈmä-lē-ˌkäd-lər -ˌkä-dᵊl-ər noun mollycoddle 2 of 2 noun dated, disparaging : a pampered or effeminate man or boy Did you know? Coddling eggs is delicate business. You need to cook them slowly and gently, keeping the water just below boiling. Given how carefully you need to treat the eggs, it's not surprising that coddle, the name for the cooking process, developed the figurative sense "to pamper." Mollycoddle was formed by combining coddle with molly, a nickname for Mary. In its earliest known uses in the 1840s, mollycoddle was a noun, a synonym of our modern wimp, but in short time, it was being used as the verb you're likely to encounter now. Synonyms Verb baby cocker coddle cosset dandle indulge nurse pamper spoil wet-nurse See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The coach has been mollycoddling the team's star players. refused to mollycoddle her malingering son and sent him off to school Recent Examples on the Web Verb So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies. James Surowiecki, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2019 Koenig may have supported Bernie Sanders in 2016, but Sanders’s mollycoddling platform never approaches the real-life perplexities that Koenig — a pop poet — sings about. Armond White, National Review, 10 Dec. 2019 Her poise is the result of a loving yet punctilious upbringing by parents determined that their fame and its accompanying perks were not going to mollycoddle their two children. Michael Callahan, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2018 Both sides are mollycoddling their own predicaments with this talk. Chad Pergram, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018 This mollycoddled outdated practices, like harvesting by hand. The Economist, 14 Dec. 2017 Noun Frankly, mollycoddle is the word that comes to term. CBS News, 5 Feb. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun Molly, nickname for Mary First Known Use Verb 1865, in the meaning defined above Noun 1837, in the meaning defined above mollycoddling verb present participle of mollycoddle as in spoiling to treat with great or excessive care refused to mollycoddle her malingering son and sent him off to school Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance spoiling coddling babying indulging cosseting nursing pampering dandling appeasing pleasing mothering satisfying humoring cockering delighting wet-nursing placating gratifying obliging soothing contenting pacifying mollifying gladdening catering (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms manhandling abusing disciplining controlling maltreating mistreating restraining mishandling misusing ill-treating oppressing neglecting ill-using violating harassing hurting tormenting slighting molesting torturing victimizing harming oppressing persecuting overlooking outraging injuring See More
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