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mollycoddle
Pronunciation: 'mä-lE-"kä-d&l

Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -coddled; mollycoddling /-"käd-li[ng], -"kä-d&l-i[ng]/
ng], -"kä-d&l-i[ng]/: to surround with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
synonym see INDULGE
- mollycoddler /-"käd-l&r, -"kä-d&l-&r/ noun


Function: noun
Etymology: Molly, nickname for Mary
: a pampered or effeminate man or boy