coddle

coddle

treat tenderly; pamper; indulge; baby
Not to be confused with:cuddle – hug affectionately; to lie close and snug; embrace

cod·dle

C0450600 (kŏd′l)tr.v. cod·dled, cod·dling, cod·dles 1. To cook in water just below the boiling point: coddle eggs.2. To treat indulgently; baby. See Synonyms at pamper.

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[Possibly alteration of caudle.]

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cod′dler n.

coddle

(ˈkɒdəl) vb (tr) 1. to treat with indulgence2. (Cookery) to cook (something, esp eggs) in water just below the boiling pointn (Cookery) dialect Irish stew made from ham and bacon scraps[C16: of obscure origin; perhaps related to caudle] ˈcoddler n

cod•dle

(ˈkɒd l)

v.t. -dled, -dling. 1. to treat tenderly or indulgently; pamper. 2. to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) in water just below the boiling point. [1590–1600; variant of caudle caudle] cod′dler, n.

coddle

Past participle: coddled
Gerund: coddling

Imperative
coddle
coddle

Present
I coddle
you coddle
he/she/it coddles
we coddle
you coddle
they coddle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

coddle

To simmer food in water just below boiling point.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	coddle - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"baby, cocker, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, 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"
	2.	coddle - cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

coddle

verb pamper, spoil, indulge, cosset, baby, nurse, pet, wet-nurse (informal), mollycoddle She coddled her youngest son dreadfully.

coddle

verbTo treat with indulgence and often overtender care:baby, cater, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper, spoil.

Translations

悉心照料

coddle

(ˈkodl) verb to treat with great care like an invalid; to pamper. She tended to coddle her youngest child. 悉心照料，(父母)寵愛 悉心照料