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| mol·ly·cod·dle [ móllee kòdd'l ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle mol·ly·cod·dled, present participle mol·ly·cod·dling, 3rd person present singular mol·ly·cod·dles) |
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pamper and spoil somebody: to treat somebody in an overprotective and overindulgent way
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noun (plural mol·ly·cod·dles) |
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overprotected boy: a child, especially a boy, who is spoiled and overprotected
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| [Mid-19th century. < the name Molly (used for an effeminate boy or man) + coddle] |
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  mol·ly·cod·dler noun |
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