v.tr., -dled, -dling, -dles.
To be overprotective and indulgent toward. See synonyms at pamper.
n.
A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
[molly, milksop (from Molly , nickname for Mary) + CODDLE.]
mollycoddler mol'ly·cod'dler n.
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