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Mollycoddle synonyms

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recreant
(Archaic) A coward.
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  1. (Archaic) A coward.
  2. Somebody who is recreant. A person who yields in combat, or is cowardly and faint-hearted.
  3. A coward; craven
craven
A coward.
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  1. A coward.
  2. A thorough coward
milquetoast
One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.
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  1. One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.
  2. A person regarded as timid, shrinking, self-abasing, etc.
weakling
One of weak constitution or character.
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  1. One of weak constitution or character.
  2. A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
  3. (Figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
pamper
(Archaic) To indulge with rich food; glut.
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  1. (Archaic) To indulge with rich food; glut.
  2. To give in to; gratify:
  3. To be overindulgent with; give in easily to the wishes of; coddle
coddle
To cook (esp. eggs in the shell) gently by heating in water not quite at boiling temperature
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  1. To cook (esp. eggs in the shell) gently by heating in water not quite at boiling temperature
  2. To treat (someone) with more care or concern than is required or regarded as appropriate; be overindulgent toward; cosset; pamper
  3. To treat indulgently; baby.
spoil
To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
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  1. To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
  2. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
  3. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
baby
(Informal) To handle with great care
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  1. (Informal) To handle with great care
  2. To treat like a baby; pamper; coddle
baby
(Informal) To handle with great care
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  1. (Informal) To handle with great care
  2. To treat like a baby; pamper; coddle
cater
To provide food service for:
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  1. To provide food service for:
  2. To take special pains in seeking to gratify another's needs or desires
  3. (Often with to) To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve.
coddle
To cook (esp. eggs in the shell) gently by heating in water not quite at boiling temperature
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  1. To cook (esp. eggs in the shell) gently by heating in water not quite at boiling temperature
  2. To treat (someone) with more care or concern than is required or regarded as appropriate; be overindulgent toward; cosset; pamper
  3. To treat indulgently; baby.
cosset
To pamper.
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  1. To pamper.
  2. To treat like a pet; to overly indulge
  3. To show excessive care or concern in dealing with or caring for (someone); coddle; pamper
indulge
To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively:
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  1. To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively:
  2. To yield to or satisfy (a desire); give oneself up to
  3. To give way to one's own desires; indulge oneself (in something)
overindulge
To indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess:
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  1. To indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess:
  2. To indulge in something to excess.
  3. To indulge (a person) excessively:
pamper
(Archaic) To indulge with rich food; glut.
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  1. (Archaic) To indulge with rich food; glut.
  2. To give in to; gratify:
  3. To be overindulgent with; give in easily to the wishes of; coddle
spoil
To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
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  1. To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
  2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
  3. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
baby
An adult or young person who behaves in an infantile way.
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  1. An adult or young person who behaves in an infantile way.
  2. An unborn child; a fetus.
  3. (Slang) An object of personal concern or interest:
milksop
A piece of bread sopped in milk.
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  1. A piece of bread sopped in milk.
  2. A man seen as timid, ineffectual, effeminate, etc.
  3. (By extension, pejorative) A weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person.
milquetoast
One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.
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  1. One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.
  2. A person regarded as timid, shrinking, self-abasing, etc.
weakling
One of weak constitution or character.
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  1. One of weak constitution or character.
  2. (Figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
  3. A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
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