mollycoddle [verb]

Definition of mollycoddle:

1. A person, an effeminate or ineffectual a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

2. To be overprotective and indulgent toward

3. treat with excessive indulgence

Synonyms of mollycoddle:

● Baby

● Cocker

● Coddle

● Cosset

● Featherbed

● Indulge

● Pamper

● Spoil


Opposite/Antonyms of mollycoddle:

● Mishandle

● Mistreat

● Hero

● Maltreat

● Manhandle

● Discipline

● Harass

● Diet


Sentence/Example of mollycoddle:

1. Let's not mollycoddle any students!

2. I wanted to throw up when I saw a woman mollycoddle her boyfriend with baby talk and caress his cheek.

3. I wish I could hold her in my arms and mollycoddle her, the way I did when she was just a baby.

4. You shouldn't mollycoddle our kids.