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mollycoddle

Pronunciation: /ˈmɒlɪkɒd(ə)l/

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Definition of mollycoddle

verb

[with object]
  • treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way: I found school very difficult, and realized I’d been mollycoddled at home (as noun mollycoddling)he was getting too old for such mollycoddling

noun

  • an effeminate or ineffectual man or boy: baseball is a game for red-blooded men and mollycoddles better stay out of it

Origin:

mid 19th century: from molly 'girl or prostitute' (see moll) + coddle

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