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Definition of coddle



Overview of verb coddle

The verb coddle has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

(treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!")

2. coddle

(cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs")