About The Word Coddle
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Coddle Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Coddle?
[v] cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"
[v] treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" Synonyms | Synonyms for Coddle: baby | cocker | cosset | featherbed | indulge | mollycoddle | pamper | spoil Related Terms | Find terms related to Coddle: baby | bake | barbecue | baste | bay | blanch | boil | braise | brew | broil | brown | care for | caress | cater to | cherish | cocker | cook | cosset | cotton | cradle | cultivate | curry | dandle | devil | do | do to perfection | dry-nurse | favor | feed | fire | fondle | foster | fricassee | frizz | frizzle | fry | give way to | gratify | griddle | grill | heat | humor | indulge | lavish care on | mollycoddle | mother | much | nourish | nurse | nurture | oblige | oven-bake | pamper | pan | pan-broil | parboil | pat | pet | please | poach | prepare | prepare food | roast | satisfy | saute | scallop | sear | shirr | simmer | spoil | spoon-feed | steam | stew | stir-fry | suckle | sustain | toast | wet-nurse | yield to See Also | cook | do by | handle | treat Coddle In Webster's Dictionary \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coddled}
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
{Prov}. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and {Cade}, a. & v.
t.] [Written also {codle}.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.
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