See mollycoddle in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To treat with indulgence and often overtender care:
baby, cater, coddle, cosset, indulge, overindulge, pamper, spoil. See treat well
noun
A person who behaves in a childish, weak, or spoiled way:
baby, milksop, milquetoast, weakling. Idiom: mama's boy (or girl). See youth
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