Coddle Synonyms and Antonyms

kŏdl
To cook gently
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. simmer
  2. poach
  3. steam
To pamper
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pamper
  2. baby
  3. indulge
  4. cosset
  5. mollycoddle
  6. spoil
  7. cocker
  8. cater
  9. brew
  10. caress
  11. cook
  12. favor
  13. cuddle
  14. fondle
  15. featherbed
  16. humor
  17. overindulge
  18. nurse
  19. parboil
  20. pet
  21. poach
  22. simmer
Antonyms:
  1. ignore
  2. turn-away
To treat indulgently; baby.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pamper

Coddle Sentence Examples

  • You can watch the birds cozy up with their eggs or coddle their newly hatched chicks.

  • To molly coddle someone or some pet is to really fuss over them; to over indulge them.

  • Winemakers must coddle and care for the grape in hopes that the wine it produces will be among the best.

  • Luangpor looked after us but he did n't coddle us, and as much as possible left us to find out for ourselves.