mollycoddle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mol·ly·cod·dle /ˈmɒliˌkɒdl $ ˈmɑːliˌkɑːdl/ verb [transitive] KINDto treat someone too kindly and to protect them too much from anything unpleasant 溺爱，宠爱，娇惯 He had been mollycoddled as a young boy. 他从小娇生惯养。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
mollycoddle• I have never mollycoddled any of my artists.• I realised I'd been mollycoddled at school.• They must be presented, minded and mollycoddled if necessary so that they concentrate totally on their own performance.• You see, big sisters sometimes mollycoddle little brothers.• Stop mollycoddling those kids - they need to think for themselves.Origin mollycoddle (1800-1900) mollycoddle “someone treated too kindly” ((19-21 centuries)), from Molly a female name + coddlemol·ly·cod·dle verbChineseSyllable
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mollycoddle
mol‧ly‧cod‧dle /ˈmɒliˌkɒdl $ ˈmɑːliˌkɑːdl/
verb [transitive]
He had been mollycoddled as a young boy.
mol‧ly‧cod‧dle /ˈmɒliˌkɒdl $ ˈmɑːliˌkɑːdl/
verb [transitive] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: mollycoddle __someone treated too kindly__ (19-21 centuries), from Molly a female name + coddle
to treat someone too kindly and to protect them too much from anything unpleasant:Origin: mollycoddle __someone treated too kindly__ (19-21 centuries), from Molly a female name + coddle
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