"mollycoddling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mollycoddlings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mollycoddling (countable and uncountable, plural mollycoddlings)
  1. An act of excessive pampering. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mollycoddling-en-noun-AsAZ4BP~

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mollycoddling
  1. present participle and gerund of mollycoddle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: mollycoddle
    Sense id: en-mollycoddling-en-verb-yy-GBG7Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Inflected forms

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