Mollycoddle
[mol-ee-kod-l] /ˈmɒl iˌkɒd l/
noun
1.
a man or boy who is used to being ; a milksop.
verb (used with object), mollycoddled, mollycoddling.
2.
to ; pamper.
/ˈmɒlɪˌkɒdəl/
verb
1.
(transitive) to treat with indulgent care; pamper
noun
2.
a pampered person
v.
also molly-coddle, 1870, from a noun (1833) meaning “one who coddles himself,” from Molly (pet name formation from Mary), which had been used contemptuously since 1754 for “a milksop, an effeminate man,” + coddle (q.v.). Related: Mollycoddled; mollycoddling.
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