Mollycoddle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɑːlɪkɑːdl|
Brit.
|ˈmɒlɪkɒd(ə)l|
noun
- a pampered darling; an effeminate man
verb
- treat with excessive indulgence (syn: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, pamper, spoil)
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Extra examples
The coach has been mollycoddling the team's star players.
...refused to mollycoddle her malingering son and sent him off to school...
He had been mollycoddled as a young boy.
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: mollycoddle
he/she/it: mollycoddles
present participle: mollycoddling
past tense: mollycoddled
past participle: mollycoddled
I/you/we/they: mollycoddle
he/she/it: mollycoddles
present participle: mollycoddling
past tense: mollycoddled
past participle: mollycoddled
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