mollycoddle
noun
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L324088 on Wikidata ↗verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/ / /ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/
noun
Etymology: From molly + coddle.
- A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
“You have been bred up as a molly-coddle, Pen, and spoilt by the women.”
“No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.”
verb
Etymology: From molly + coddle.
- To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.
“Heerendorp by this means obtained an evil notoriety, and it was ordered to be burnt, and the women of Jacob's family to be transferred to a concentration camp where they would be mollycoddled at the expense of the English taxpayer.”
“Rich countries also need more competition in traditionally mollycoddled sectors such as education.”