pamper

pam·per  (pmpr)

tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers

1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child.

2. To give in to; gratify: He pampered his ambition for wealth and fame.

3. Archaic To indulge with rich food; glut.

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[Middle English pamperen, probably of Low German origin.]

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pamper·er n.

Synonyms: pamper, indulge, humor, spoil, coddle, mollycoddle, baby
These verbs all mean to cater excessively to someone or to his or her desires or feelings. To pamper is to gratify appetites, tastes, or desires: "He was pampering the poor girl's lust for singularity and self-glorification" Charles Kingsley.
Indulge suggests a kindly or excessive lenience in yielding especially to wishes or impulses better left unfulfilled: "You musn't think because I indulge you in some things that you can keep everyone waiting" Theodore Dreiser.
Humor implies compliance with or accommodation to another's mood or idiosyncrasies: "Human life is . . . but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep" William Temple.
Spoil implies excessive indulgence that adversely affects the character, nature, or attitude: "He seems to be in no danger of being spoilt by good fortune" George Gissing.
Coddle and mollycoddle point to tender, overprotective care that often leads to weakening of character: "I would not coddle the child" Samuel Johnson. Stop mollycoddling me; I'm a grown person.
Baby suggests the indulgence and attention one might give to an infant: "I should like to be made much of, and tendedyes, babied" Adeline D.T. Whitney.

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pamper

Verb

to treat (someone) with excessive indulgence or care; spoil [Germanic]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

pamper - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, 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"

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pamper

verb spoil, indulge, gratify, baby, pet, humour, pander to, fondle, cosset, coddle, mollycoddle, wait on (someone) hand and foot, cater to your every whim

Translations

pamper [ˈpæmpəʳ] vt → mimar

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pamper [ˈpæmpəʳ] vt → gâter, dorloter

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pamper [ˈpæmpəʳ] vt → verwöhnen

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pamper [ˈpæmpəʳ] vt → viziare, accarezzare