mollycoddle

(mŏl'ē-kŏd'l)
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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verb

To treat with indulgence and often overtender care: baby, cater, coddle, cosset, indulge, overindulge, pamper, spoil. See treat well/treat badly/treat.

noun

A person who behaves in a childish, weak, or spoiled way: baby, milksop, milquetoast, weakling. Idioms: mama'sboygirl. See youth/age/maturity.

For a list of words related to mollycoddle, see:

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forkæle
n. - tøsedreng, pylrehoved

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwennen, slappe vent

Français (French)
v. tr. - élever dans du coton, dorloter, chouchouter, materner (un élève)
n. - chouchoutage, maternage

Deutsch (German)
v. - verhätscheln, verzärteln
n. - (abwert.) Weichling, Muttersöhnchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κανακεύω, παραχαϊδεύω

Italiano (Italian)
coccolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mimar

Русский (Russian)
неженка, нежить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mimar, consentir
n. - consentido, mimado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skämma bort

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
溺爱, 娇生惯养, 女性化的男人, 没骨气, 娇生惯养的男人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 溺愛, 嬌生慣養
n. - 女性化的男人, 沒骨氣, 嬌生慣養的男人

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 나약하게 기르다
n. - 나약하게 길러진 남자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 甘やかされた男, めめしい男
v. - 甘やかす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدلع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פינק‬
n. - ‮נער או גבר נשי‬

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