Definition of Mollycoddle
Mollycoddle
mol·ly·cod·dle
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(verb)
to treat someone in an overly indulgent way, giving them excessive attention and being overprotective of them;
e.g. She refused to mollycoddle the children, and instead insisted that they be as independent as possible.
(noun)
a person who is overly pampered, indulged, or protected, especially (in dated and derogatory usage) an effeminate boy or man;
e.g. They didn't want him to turn out to be a mollycoddle.
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