pamper

[ pam-per ]

verb (used with object)

1. to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care:

   to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.

   Synonyms: spoil, baby, coddle, humor

   Antonyms: discipline

2. Archaic. to overfeed, especially with very rich food; glut.

pamper

/ ˈpæmpə /

verb

1. to treat with affectionate and usually excessive indulgence; coddle; spoil
2. archaic.
   to feed to excess

Derived Forms

• ˈpamperer, noun

Other Words From

• pampered·ly adverb
• pampered·ness noun
• pamper·er noun
• over·pamper verb (used with object)
• self-pampered adjective
• self-pamper·ing adjective
• un·pampered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pamper¹

1350–1400; Middle English pamperen < Middle Dutch; compare Dutch dialect pamperen

Word History and Origins

Origin of pamper¹

C14: of Germanic origin; compare German dialect pampfen to gorge oneself

Example Sentences

Last year, a bombshell report from the New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow detailed the troubling extent to which Biden administration officials have to pamper Musk in light of SpaceX’s multiple federal contracts—including, most urgently, for Starlink satellite internet services needed by Ukrainian soldiers fending off Russian aggressors.

From Slate

“There’s a reason we pamper our garden plants,” Herrera says.

From Seattle Times

There’s a zillion ways to pamper mom.

From Seattle Times

Still in the pamper mom search?

From Seattle Times

Individually, we adore and pamper our children.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• coddle
• gratify
• indulge
• regale
• spoil
• tickle