Coddle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

treat with excessive indulgence

cook in nearly boiling water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːks/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪpɹəʊtˌəʊdən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪpɹəʊtˌəʊdən/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːks/.

Examples

grandparents often pamper the children
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
coddle eggs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cocker pamper cosset featherbed indulge baby mollycoddle spoil

Parts of Speech

verb	treat with excessive indulgence “grandparents often pamper the children”
verb	cook in nearly boiling water “coddle eggs”

Word Forms

pamperer	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
pampering	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
baby	noun	a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
coddler	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
mollycoddler	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
mollycoddle	noun	a pampered darling; an effeminate man
spoiler	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
indulging	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
indulgence	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verhätscheln

mit übermäßiger Nachsicht behandeln

🇫🇷French

dorloter

traiter avec une indulgence excessive

🇪🇸Spanish

mimar

tratar con excesiva indulgencia

🇮🇹Italian

coccolare

trattare con eccessiva indulgenza

🇳🇱Dutch

vertroetelen

behandelen met overmatige toegeeflijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

mimar

tratar com indulgência excessiva

🇷🇺Russian

баловаться

относиться с чрезмерной снисходительностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लाड़ प्यार करना

अत्यधिक भोग-विलास के साथ व्यवहार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

কডল

অত্যধিক প্রশ্রয় সঙ্গে চিকিত্সা

🇮🇳Tamil

கோட்ல்

அதிகப்படியான ஈடுபாட்டுடன் நடத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోడలు

మితిమీరిన ఆనందంతో వ్యవహరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कॉडल

अति भोगाने उपचार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાડુ

અતિશય ઉપભોગ સાથે સારવાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಡಲ್

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಭೋಗದಿಂದ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോഡിൽ

അമിതമായ ആഹ്ലാദത്തോടെ പെരുമാറുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਡੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਭੋਗ ਨਾਲ ਇਲਾਜ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کوڈل

ضرورت سے زیادہ لذت کے ساتھ علاج کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溺爱

过度纵容

🇯🇵Japanese

甘やかす

過度の贅沢で扱う

🇰🇷Korean

나약한 사람

지나치게 관대하게 대하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nưng niu

đối xử với sự nuông chiều quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

ประคบประหงม

ปฏิบัติต่อด้วยความเอาใจใส่มากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

memanjakan

perlakukan dengan kesenangan yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

yakapin

gamutin nang may labis na pagpapalayaw

🇲🇾Malay

memanjakan

merawat dengan kemalasan yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دلل

التعامل مع التساهل المفرط

🇮🇷Persian

نوازش کردن

با اغماض بیش از حد رفتار کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

şımartmak

aşırı hoşgörüyle davranmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַנֵק

לטפל בפינוק מוגזם

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