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cod⋅dle

  [kod-l]
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–verb (used with object), -dled, -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.
Origin:
1590–1600; var. of caudle, v. use of caudle

Related forms:
coddler, noun

Synonyms:
1. indulge, baby, humor, spoil.
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cod·dle   (kŏd'l)   
tr.v.   cod·dled, cod·dling, cod·dles
  1. To cook in water just below the boiling point: coddle eggs.
  2. To treat indulgently; baby. See Synonyms at pamper.

[Possibly alteration of caudle.]
cod'dler n.
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