Coddle

/ˈkɑ.dəl/

Synonyms for "coddle" (124 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Verb(3 words)

pamper spoil baby

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Noun(4 words)

babies baby babying caressing

Strong matches (37)

cocker cook cosset cotton cradle cultivate curry dandle devil dodo to perfectiondotedry nursedry-nurse favor feed fire fondle foster fricassee

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frizz frizzle frygive way togratify griddle grill heat humor indulge

Verb(3 words)

cocker cosset featherbed

Noun(4 words)

codding cosset hotpot indulge

Related words (62)

Verb(11 words)

indulge indulged mollycoddle nustle overindulge overindulged overindulges pampered petted posset spoiled

lavish care onmake mollycoddle mother much nourish nurse nurture oblige oven-bake pamper pan pan-broil parboil pat pet please poach prepareprepare food

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roast satisfy saute scallop sear shirr simmer spoilspoon feedspoon-feed steam stew stir-fry suckle sustain toastwet nursewet-nurse yieldyield to

Noun(11 words)

mollycoddles mollycoddling overindulging pamper pampering pampers pets petting spoil spoils stew

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

care cook dishdo byfood itemhandle meal treat treatment

More specific

4 entries

Dublin coddlecosset pamper spoil

Collocations

10 entries

Dublin coddleIrish dishcoddle a childcoddle a habitcoddle emotionscoddle feelingscoddle recipecoddle studentshearty mealtraditional dish

Inflections

3 entries

coddled coddles coddling

Derivations

4 entries

coddled coddler coddling overcoddle

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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You shouldn't coddle her so much. She needs to learn to be independent.

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He’s ten years old now and should be able to take care of himself. If you coddle him too much, he’ll be a namby-pamby baby instead of a live boy.

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How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas, walled up in inaccessible castles, with a tutor and a library, guarded by cordons of sentinels, sermoners, old aunts, old women from the world without, and have nevertheless escaped from all these guardians, and astonished the world by their extravagance and their frolics?

Source: wiktionary

a coddled egg

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