coddle
English Thesaurus
1. cook in nearly boiling water (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | cook, |
| definition | : | transform and make suitable for consumption by heating (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | cookery, cooking, preparation, |
| definition | : | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act) |
2. treat with excessive indulgence (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | do by, handle, treat, |
| definition | : | interact in a certain way (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | babe, baby, infant, |
| definition | : | a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | mollycoddle, |
| definition | : | a pampered darling; an effeminate man (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | babe, baby, infant, |
| definition | : | a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | mollycoddle, |
| definition | : | a pampered darling; an effeminate man (noun.person) |
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