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to pamper

to pamper

42 3.7
To give someone too much care and special treatment
  • verb
  • /ˈpæmpər/
translation icon : mimar
  • After a long week at work, she decided to pamper herself with a relaxing spa day.

First up, we all love to pamper our animals, clearly.

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Examples

  • And if you want to pamper your furry friends, head over to petsmart.com to book a grooming or just a walk in for a standalone service.

  • First up, we all love to pamper our animals, clearly.

  • You need to go back there so they can pamper you, and you need that in order to feel good about who you are.

  • It's been a hot minute so let's get down to it go relax and pamper ourselves.

  • Perhaps I could pamper the penguins for you.

  • I don't need to be pampered in this way.

  • My wife and I have been burning it on both ends all week with the preschool applications, and I am ready to be pampered!

  • American colleges pamper students in ways that Europeans who have not experienced such pampering can scarcely imagine.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Well, last night... I allowed myself to be pampered by the handmaidens of a Salvation Army hostel.

  • This little girl’s been pampered, hasn’t she?

Synonyms

to spoil
vsto pamper
70 3.7

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

is about giving excessive care and attention rather than resulting bad behavior
to indulge
vsto pamper
39 4.1

To let someone have whatever they want, often too much

is narrower, focusing on giving excessive care and attention instead of permission
to coddle
vsto pamper
37 6.4

Treat someone with too much care so they become less independent

centers on overcomfort and attention rather than firm guidance
to baby
vsto pamper
  • Informal
30 6.0

To treat someone with too much care and make things too easy for them

focuses on indulgent care rather than balanced support or discipline
to baby up
vsto pamper
  • Informal
6 8.8

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

is about overdoing care and attention rather than appropriate help
to spoil someone rotten
vsto pamper
  • Informal
3 6.7

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

emphasizes material indulgence more than ordinary excessive care
to mollycoddle
vsto pamper
  • Archaic
1 9.3

To give someone too much care so they become weak

means giving excessive attention and care, not healthy independence
to cosset
vsto pamper
1 9.1

To give someone too much care and protection so they do not face problems

is about giving indulgent attention, not only avoiding hardship
to cocker
vsto pamper
  • UK
9.9

To give someone too much care or gifts so they do not learn to manage on their own

focuses on overcare and attention rather than neutral care
to featherbed
vsto pamper
  • Archaic
8.6

To give someone too much comfort so they do not learn

stresses unnecessary comfort and care rather than reasonable attention

Antonyms

773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

How Indulgent

to spoil
70 3.7
to pamper
42 3.7
to indulge
39 4.1

Surface Forms

pamper infinitive
pampered past
pampered past participle
pampering present participle
pampers third person singular

Etymology

The word pamper comes from an old word meaning 'to make fat' or 'to overfeed' someone, like giving too many treats. So to pamper someone today is to give them extra care and treats, often more than they need.