Pamper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

treat with excessive indulgence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæmpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈampə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈampə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈæmpɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cocker cosset featherbed coddle indulge baby mollycoddle spoil

Parts of Speech

verb	treat with excessive indulgence “grandparents often pamper the children”

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

verwöhnen

mit übermäßiger Nachsicht behandeln

🇫🇷French

dorloter

traiter avec une indulgence excessive

🇪🇸Spanish

mimar

tratar con excesiva indulgencia

🇮🇹Italian

coccolare

trattare con eccessiva indulgenza

🇳🇱Dutch

verwennen

behandelen met overmatige toegeeflijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

mimar

tratar com indulgência excessiva

🇷🇺Russian

баловать

относиться с чрезмерной снисходительностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संतुष्ट करना

अत्यधिक भोग-विलास के साथ व्यवहार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

প্যাম্পার

অত্যধিক প্রশ্রয় সঙ্গে চিকিত্সা

🇮🇳Tamil

செல்லம்

அதிகப்படியான ஈடுபாட்டுடன் நடத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విలాసమైన

మితిమీరిన ఆనందంతో వ్యవహరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लाड करणे

अति भोगाने उपचार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાડ લડાવવા

અતિશય ઉપભોગ સાથે સારવાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುದ್ದು

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಭೋಗದಿಂದ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാളിക്കുക

അമിതമായ ആഹ്ലാദത്തോടെ പെരുമാറുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਡ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਭੋਗ ਨਾਲ ਇਲਾਜ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

لاڈ پیار

ضرورت سے زیادہ لذت کے ساتھ علاج کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宠爱

过度纵容

🇯🇵Japanese

甘やかす

過度の贅沢で扱う

🇰🇷Korean

하고 싶은 대로 하게 하다

지나치게 관대하게 대하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiều chuộng

đối xử với sự nuông chiều quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

ปรนเปรอ

ปฏิบัติต่อด้วยความเอาใจใส่มากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

terlalu memanjakan

perlakukan dengan kesenangan yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

layaw

gamutin nang may labis na pagpapalayaw

🇲🇾Malay

memanjakan

merawat dengan kemalasan yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دلل

التعامل مع التساهل المفرط

🇮🇷Persian

متنعم کردن

با اغماض بیش از حد رفتار کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

şımartmak

aşırı hoşgörüyle davranmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַנֵק

לטפל בפינוק מוגזם

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The primary meaning of 'pamper' is 'treat with excessive indulgence'.

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Using 'pamper' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pamper' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pamper' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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