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Mollycoddle

ˈmɒliˌkɒdl

Mollycoddle definitions

verb

Inflections:

mollycoddle mollycoddled mollycoddles mollycoddling

treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way

"I found school very difficult, and realized I'd been mollycoddled at home"

Synonyms:
pamper cosset coddle spoil indulge overindulge pet baby wait on hand and foot spoon-feed kill with/by kindness nanny nursemaid overparent

noun

Inflections:

mollycoddle mollycoddles

a timid or oversensitive man or boy

"baseball is a game for red-blooded men and mollycoddles better stay out of it"

Synonyms:
coward weakling namby-pamby mouse