mollycoddle – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
mollycoddle
v.
spoil, pamper
n.
boy or man that is used to being spoiled or pampered
mollycoddle
Noun
1. a pampered darling; an effeminate man
(hypernym) darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky
(derivation) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, spoil, indulge
Verb
1. treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
(synonym) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, spoil, indulge
(hypernym) treat, handle, do by
(derivation) pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddler
mollycoddle
Synonyms and related words:
Lord Fauntleroy, Milquetoast, Percy, baby, bay, big baby, cater to, chicken, cocker, coddle, cosset, cream puff, crybaby, doormat, dull tool, effeminate, enfant terrible, favor, give way to, goody-goody, gratify, gutless wonder, humor, indulge, invertebrate, jellyfish, lightweight, lily, meek soul, milksop, much, namby-pamby, nance, nancy, naughty child, nebbish, nonentity, oblige, old woman, pamper, pansy, pantywaist, please, pushover, sad sack, satisfy, sissy, softling, softy, sop, spoil, spoiled child, weak sister, weakling, yield to
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
mollycoddle
MOLLYCODDLE
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