mol·ly·cod·dle

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• mol|ly|cod|dle — «MOL ee KOD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. a person, especially a boy or man, accustomed to being fussed over and pampered; milksop: »You have been bred up as a mollycoddle, Pen, and spoilt by the women (Thackeray). –v.t. to coddle; pamper.… …   Useful english dictionary

• mol´ly|cod´dler — mol|ly|cod|dle «MOL ee KOD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. a person, especially a boy or man, accustomed to being fussed over and pampered; milksop: »You have been bred up as a mollycoddle, Pen, and spoilt by the women (Thackeray). –v.t. to… …   Useful english dictionary

• COD — COD; cod·ding·ton; cod·en; cod; cod·er; cod·i·cal; cod·i·cil; cod·i·cil·lary; cod·i·fi·ca·tion; cod·i·fy; cod·lins; cod·man; en·cod·er; li·ma·cod·i·dae; ly·cod·i·dae; mol·ly·cod·dler; os·tra·cod; pes·cod; sar·cod·ic; vo·cod·er; cod·dle; cod·ling; …   English syllables

• mollycoddle — mol•ly•cod•dle [[t]ˈmɒl iˌkɒd l[/t]] v. dled, dling, n. 1) to coddle; pamper 2) a man or boy who is used to being coddled; a milksop • Etymology: 1825–35; molly, Mollyan effeminate boy (generic use of the female given name) +coddle mol′ly•cod… …   From formal English to slang

• mollycoddle — mol|ly|cod|dle [ˈmɔliˌkɔdl US ˈma:liˌka:dl] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: mollycoddle someone treated too kindly (19 21 centuries), from Molly a female name + coddle] to treat someone too kindly and to protect them too much from anything… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mollycoddle — mol|ly|cod|dle [ mali,kadl ] verb transitive to make someone s life too easy by protecting them too much and doing too much for them: Boys weren t mollycoddled and grew up to think and act independently …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

• dler — boo·dler; bud·dler; bun·dler; can·dler; chan·dler; chan·dler·ess; chan·dler·ing; cra·dler; daw·dler; did·dler; doo·dler; fid·dler; fon·dler; fud·dler; gir·dler; han·dler; hed·dler; hud·dler; hur·dler; kin·dler; la·dler; med·dler; mid·dler;… …   English syllables

• ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

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