Definitions for: Coddle


[v] cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"
[v] treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"



Webster (1913) Definition: Cod"dle (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
t.] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.

It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.

2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.

How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.

He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.

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

See Also: cook, do by, handle, treat

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