to coddle
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6.4
- verb
- /ˈkɒdəl/
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mimar
- It's important not to coddle children too much, as they need to learn responsibility.
And now you're coddling, Now you're enabling, all right?
- And now you're coddling, Now you're enabling, all right?
- But I think if it was me and I was being coddled, I would feel incredibly patronized.
- And to Chiang Zemin surprise, and to my surprise, Bill Clinton coddled the butcher of Beijing.
- Now, that doesn't mean coddle your people.
- I don't have the luxury of tolerating B players and coddling them.
- My parents were not like they did not coddle me.
- Now, yes, it it may cross a line to where she's coddling him too much and not allowing him to grow as a man.
- It's because of all this 'cause they were over coddled by a generation of over coddling parents and they don't know how to do their own.
- It doesn't do him or the outside world any good if we coddle shelter, helicopter or overly favor him.
- Because it's what we do, baby fox fox and friends like coddling her like a little fucking snowflake.
Examples
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Her mother always tended to coddle her, making her feel like she couldn't do anything on her own.
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No, but I do think Moondog's mother coddled him way too much.
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I tried my best not to coddle him.
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But I will not coddle her.
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Maybe we coddle him too much.
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I'm not going to coddle him, I can tell you that.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now, that doesn't mean coddle your people.
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Don't coddle him, it's bad for both of you.
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Don't coddle this soldier too much.
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The point is, Ms. Failure, that we've made the mistake of coddling your son for far too long.
Synonyms
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3.7
To give a child too many gifts or freedoms, causing bad behavior
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3.7
To give someone too much care and special treatment
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4.1
To let someone have whatever they want, often too much
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6.0
To treat someone with too much care and make things too easy for them
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8.8
To treat someone with too much care so they do not learn to help themselves
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6.7
To give someone too much kindness and gifts so they expect special treatment
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9.3
To give someone too much care so they become weak
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9.1
To give someone too much care and protection so they do not face problems
To give someone too much care or gifts so they do not learn to manage on their own
To give someone too much comfort so they do not learn
To give someone so much care and affection that they feel overwhelmed
Antonyms
How Indulgent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coddle may come from the old idea of wrapping someone up in care, from the old word cod meaning 'pouch' and mixed with the similar word cuddle. A helpful way to remember it is to picture someone kept warm and safe, which is why to coddle someone is to give them too much care.