coddle

cod·dle  (kdl)

tr.v. cod·dled, cod·dling, cod·dles

1. To cook in water just below the boiling point: coddle eggs.

2. To treat indulgently; baby. See Synonyms at pamper.

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[Possibly alteration of caudle.]

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coddler n.

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coddle

Verb

[-dling, -dled]

1. to pamper or overprotect

2. to cook (eggs) in water just below boiling point [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	coddle - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" baby, cocker, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, indulge do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
	2.	coddle - cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

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coddle

verb pamper, spoil, indulge, cosset, baby, nurse, pet, wet-nurse (informal) mollycoddle

Translations

coddle

v coddle [ˈkodl]

to treat with great care like an invalid; to pamper She tended to coddle her youngest child. vertroetel يُدَلِّل، يَرْعى глезя rozmazlovat pylre om; forkæle verhätscheln κανακεύω mimar poputama با ملاطفت رفتار کردن؛ در پر قو خواباندن hemmotella dorloter לְפָנֵק खुब लाड़-प्यार करना mazati (el)kényeztet memanjakan hlúa að; dekra við coccolare 甘やかす 소중하게 다루다, 응석받이로 키우다 lepinti lutināt memujuk vertroetelen forkjæle, degge med rozpieszczać paparicar a cocoloşi нянчиться rozmaznávať razvajati maziti skämma bort, dalta med ประคบประหงม üstüne titremek 悉心照料 голубити; пестити حد سے زیادہ ناز برداری کرنا chiều chuộng 悉心照料