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pampering

pampering

4.4
Giving someone very special, comfortable care and attention
  • adjective
  • /ˈpæmpərɪŋ/
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  • This particular kind of Dove body wash, it's the purely pampering pistachio cream with Magnolia.

And this is a what is it pampering dry oil, body spray.

Examples

  • After a long week at work, she decided to indulge in some pampering with a relaxing spa day.

  • And this is a what is it pampering dry oil, body spray.

  • He enjoyed a pampering evening, complete with a bubble bath and his favorite movie.

  • The hotel offered a pampering package that included massages, gourmet meals, and access to the pool.

Synonyms

to spoil
vspampering
70 3.7

To give a child too many gifts or freedoms, causing bad behavior

stresses luxurious indulgence and needs rather than behavioral consequence
to pamper
vspampering
42 3.7

To give someone too much care and special treatment

is the ongoing indulgent state stressing luxurious gratification
to baby up
vspampering
  • Informal
6 8.8

To treat someone with too much care so they do not learn to help themselves

emphasizes gratifying tastes and luxury rather than childlike care
to spoil someone rotten
vspampering
  • Informal
3 6.7

To give someone too much kindness and gifts so they expect special treatment

focuses on indulgence itself rather than causing demanding behaviour

Antonyms

100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

76 6.2

Not having basic things you need, like food, shelter, or sleep

How Indulgent

spoiling
1 3.4
pampering
4.4
indulging
4.5

Surface Forms

pampering positive

Morphology

pampering = pamper (transparent) = pamper + ing

Derived from the verb 'pamper' with the productive '-ing' suffix forming a participial adjective; the meaning is directly inferable from the base verb.

Etymology

Pampering comes from the verb pamper, which long ago meant 'to feed' or 'to make plump'. So pampering describes giving someone extra care and rich comforts to make them feel spoiled and very relaxed.