coddle
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l verb (used with object), cod·dled, cod·dling.
1.
to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper: to coddle children when they're sick.
2.
to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) in water that is just below the boiling point; cook gently.
Related forms
cod·dler, noun
un·cod·dled, adjective
Synonyms
1. indulge, baby, humor, spoil.
1. indulge, baby, humor, spoil.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to treat with indulgence |
| 2. | to cook (something, esp eggs) in water just below the boiling point |
| —n | |
| 3. | dialect (Irish) stew made from ham and bacon scraps |
| [C16: of obscure origin; perhaps related to | |
| 'coddler | |
| —n | |
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Coddle
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
coddle
c.1600, "boil gently," probably from caudle "warm drink for invalids," from Anglo-Fr. caudel (c.1300), ult. from L. calidium "warm drink," neut. of calidus "hot," from calere "be warm" (see calorie). Verb meaning "treat tenderly" first recorded 1815 (in Jane Austen's "Emma").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
They rush out to buy the plant, take it home and coddle it in a toasty living room.
To torment your body, he discovered, is really to value it every bit as much as you do when you coddle it.
All of this novelty carries risks for a society that has tended to coddle its subscribers, and some discontent has been evident.
And that is what you get when you coddle the kids and build up their self esteem.
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