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noun
1.
a man or boy who is used to being coddled; a milksop.
verb (used with object)
2.
to coddle; pamper.
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Mollycoddle
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mollycoddle
1833, originally a noun, "one who coddles himself," from Molly (pet name formation from Mary), used contemptuously from 1754 for "a milksop, an effeminate man" + coddle (q.v.). The verb is 1870, from the noun.
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