mollycoddle

mol·ly·cod·dle

M0375900 (mŏl′ē-kŏd′l)v.tr. mol·ly·cod·dled, mol·ly·cod·dling, mol·ly·cod·dles To be overprotective and indulgent toward. See Synonyms at pamper.n. A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

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[molly, milksop (from Molly, nickname for Mary) + coddle.]

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mol′ly·cod′dler n.

mollycoddle

(ˈmɒlɪˌkɒdəl) vb (tr) to treat with indulgent care; pamperna pampered person[C19: from molly² + coddle] ˈmollyˌcoddler n

mol•ly•cod•dle

(ˈmɒl iˌkɒd l)

v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.t. 1. to coddle; pamper. n. 2. a man or boy who is used to being coddled; a milksop. [1825–35; molly, Molly an effeminate boy (generic use of the female given name) + coddle] mol′ly•cod`dler, n.

mollycoddle

Past participle: mollycoddled
Gerund: mollycoddling

Imperative
mollycoddle
mollycoddle

Present
I mollycoddle
you mollycoddle
he/she/it mollycoddles
we mollycoddle
you mollycoddle
they mollycoddle

Preterite
I mollycoddled
you mollycoddled
he/she/it mollycoddled
we mollycoddled
you mollycoddled
they mollycoddled

Present Continuous
I am mollycoddling
you are mollycoddling
he/she/it is mollycoddling
we are mollycoddling
you are mollycoddling
they are mollycoddling

Present Perfect
I have mollycoddled
you have mollycoddled
he/she/it has mollycoddled
we have mollycoddled
you have mollycoddled
they have mollycoddled

Past Continuous
I was mollycoddling
you were mollycoddling
he/she/it was mollycoddling
we were mollycoddling
you were mollycoddling
they were mollycoddling

Past Perfect
I had mollycoddled
you had mollycoddled
he/she/it had mollycoddled
we had mollycoddled
you had mollycoddled
they had mollycoddled

Future
I will mollycoddle
you will mollycoddle
he/she/it will mollycoddle
we will mollycoddle
you will mollycoddle
they will mollycoddle

Future Perfect
I will have mollycoddled
you will have mollycoddled
he/she/it will have mollycoddled
we will have mollycoddled
you will have mollycoddled
they will have mollycoddled

Future Continuous
I will be mollycoddling
you will be mollycoddling
he/she/it will be mollycoddling
we will be mollycoddling
you will be mollycoddling
they will be mollycoddling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mollycoddling
you have been mollycoddling
he/she/it has been mollycoddling
we have been mollycoddling
you have been mollycoddling
they have been mollycoddling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mollycoddling
you will have been mollycoddling
he/she/it will have been mollycoddling
we will have been mollycoddling
you will have been mollycoddling
they will have been mollycoddling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mollycoddling
you had been mollycoddling
he/she/it had been mollycoddling
we had been mollycoddling
you had been mollycoddling
they had been mollycoddling

Conditional
I would mollycoddle
you would mollycoddle
he/she/it would mollycoddle
we would mollycoddle
you would mollycoddle
they would mollycoddle

Past Conditional
I would have mollycoddled
you would have mollycoddled
he/she/it would have mollycoddled
we would have mollycoddled
you would have mollycoddled
they would have mollycoddled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mollycoddle - a pampered darling; an effeminate mandarling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet - a special loved one
Verb	1.	mollycoddle - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, pamper, spoil, indulgedo by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

mollycoddle

verb pamper, baby, ruin, pet, spoil, indulge, cosset, coddle He accused me of mollycoddling the children.

mollycoddle

verbTo treat with indulgence and often overtender care:baby, cater, coddle, cosset, indulge, overindulge, pamper, spoil.nounA person who behaves in a childish, weak, or spoiled way:baby, milksop, milquetoast, weakling.Idiom: mama's boy.

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