"mollycoddle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/ [UK], /ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/ [US] Audio: en-us-mollycoddle.ogg [US], en-au-mollycoddle.ogg [Australia] Forms: mollycoddle [singular], mollycoddles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A mollycoddle is a male person who is over-pampered and overprotected.
    Sense id: simple-mollycoddle-en-noun-DIT2ESF1

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/ [UK], /ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/ [US] Audio: en-us-mollycoddle.ogg [US], en-au-mollycoddle.ogg [Australia] Forms: mollycoddle [canonical], mollycoddles [third-person, singular], mollycoddled [past], mollycoddled [past, participle], mollycoddling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|mollycoddl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you mollycoddle a person, you be overprotective and indulgent towards them. Synonyms: pamper
    Sense id: simple-mollycoddle-en-verb-6W3imNoK
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