mollycoddle
verb (disapproving, becoming old-fashioned)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mollycoddle | |
| he / she / it mollycoddles | |
| past simple mollycoddled | |
| past participle mollycoddled | |
| -ing form mollycoddling |
- mollycoddle somebody
to protect somebody too much and make their life too comfortable and safe 溺爱；宠爱 She was mollycoddled as a child. 她小时候被溺爱。
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from molly ‘girl or prostitute’ (see moll) + coddle.