Coddle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cook in water just below the boiling point: coddle eggs.
  • v. To treat indulgently; baby. See Synonyms at pamper.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To treat gently or with great care.
  • v. To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.
  • n. An Irish dish comprising layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and bacon rashers with sliced potatoes and onions.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
  • v. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To boil gently; seethe; stew, as fruit.
  • To make effeminate by pampering; make much of; treat tenderly as an invalid; humor; pamper.
  • n. An over-indulged, pampered being; a person or animal made weak or effeminate by tender treatment.
  • In tobacco manufacturing, to injure by fermentation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. treat with excessive indulgence
  • v. cook in nearly boiling water
  • Verb Form
    coddled    coddles    coddling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    do by    handle    treat    cook   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pamper    parboil    caress    cherish    indulge    cosset    posset   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    caudal    model    remodel    toddle    twaddle    waddle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    howsoe'er    unslung    cutworm    talking-to    night-flying    spluttering    tongue-lashing    wide-winged    -ful    tosay