coddle

coddle

treat tenderly; pamper; indulge; baby

Not to be confused with:

cuddle – hug affectionately; to lie close and snug; embrace

cod·dle

 (kŏd′l)

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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cod′dler n.

coddle

(ˈkɒdəl)

vb (tr)

1. to treat with indulgence

2. (Cookery) to cook (something, esp eggs) in water just below the boiling point

n

(Cookery) dialect Irish stew made from ham and bacon scraps

[C16: of obscure origin; perhaps related to caudle]

ˈcoddler n

cod•dle

(ˈkɒd l)

v.t. -dled, -dling.

1. to treat tenderly or indulgently; pamper.

2. to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) in water just below the boiling point.

[1590–1600; variant of caudle caudle]

cod′dler, n.

coddle

Past participle: coddled
Gerund: coddling

Imperative

coddle

coddle

coddle

To simmer food in water just below boiling point.

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"

coddle

verb pamper, spoil, indulge, cosset, baby, nurse, pet, wet-nurse (informal), mollycoddle She coddled her youngest son dreadfully.

coddle

verb

To treat with indulgence and often overtender care:

baby, cater, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper, spoil.

Translations

يُدَلِّل، يَرْعى

rozmazlovat

forkælepylre om

verhätscheln

dorloterchoyer

hlúa aî; dekra viî

coccolarecuocere a bagnomaria

lepinti

lutināt

degge medforkjæle

нежить

üstüne titremek

悉心照料

coddle

[ˈkɒdl] VT

1. (also mollycoddle) → consentir, mimar

2. (Culin) coddled eggs huevos cocidos a fuego lento

coddle

[ˈkɒd^əl] vt (= overprotect) [+ child] → couver

coddle

vt

child, invalid → umhegen, verhätscheln

(Cook) eggs → im Backofen pochieren

coddle

[ˈkɒdl] vt (Culin) (esp eggs) → cuocere a fuoco lento (also mollycoddle) → coccolare

coddle

(ˈkodl) verb

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

coddle

vt mimar, consentir