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mollycoddle
/ ˈmɒlɪˌkɒdəl /
verb
- tr to treat with indulgent care; pamper
noun
- a pampered person
Derived Forms
- ˈmollyˌcoddler, noun
Other Words From
- molly·coddler noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of mollycoddle1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mollycoddle1
Example Sentences
For all the female agency on display, Barbie still has to placate and mollycoddle the insecure Ken.
I went from my parents’ mollycoddled child to an adult that had to do their own laundry.
How much longer will the responsible citizens of Washington state and the United States have to bend over backward to accommodate and mollycoddle the irresponsible while the coronavirus continues to rage unabated?
“I don’t think we can be mollycoddled to live in a bubble the whole time.”
“She’s very worked up and her voice is going all over the place as she’s trying to talk about the economy and not mollycoddling the public, which is one of her favorite topics,” Anderson says.
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