coddle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb treat with excessive indulgence
  2. verb cook in nearly boiling water

Etymology

Probably from caudle. Compare British dialect caddle (“to coax, spoil, fondle”) and cade.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

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