mollycoddle

UK: /ˈmɒlikɒd^əl/ US: /ˈmɑliˌkɑdəl/ ,(mol′ē kod′l)

Inflections of 'mollycoddle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

mollycoddles

v 3rd person singular

mollycoddling

v pres p

mollycoddled

v past

mollycoddled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mol•ly•cod•dle /ˈmɑliˌkɑdəl/   v., -dled, -dling, n. 

v. [~ + object]

1. to spoil (someone) by treating him or her like a baby:
   They mollycoddle that boy.

n. [countable]

2. one who is spoiled, pampered, or coddled.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mol•ly•cod•dle  (mol′ē kod′l), n., v., -dled, -dling. 
n. 

1. a man or boy who is used to being coddled;
   a milksop.

v.t. 

2. to coddle;
   pamper.

• Molly + coddle 1825–35

mol′ly•cod′dler, n. 
Synonyms

• 2. . spoil, indulge, cosset.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

mollycoddle / ˈmɒlɪˌkɒd^əl/ verb

1. (transitive) to treat with indulgent care; pamper

noun

1. a pampered person

Etymology: 19th Century: from molly² + coddle

ˈmollyˌcoddler noun