mollycoddle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/    美 /ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected. archaic
    — You have been bred up as a molly-coddle, Pen, and spoilt by the women.
动词 v.
  1. To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper. transitive
    — Heerendorp by this means obtained an evil notoriety, and it was ordered to be burnt, and the women of Jacob's family to be transferred to a concentration camp where they would be mollycoddled at the expense of the English taxpayer.

词形变化

mollycoddles plural mollycoddles present,singular,third-person mollycoddling participle,present mollycoddled participle,past mollycoddled past

词源

词源 1
From molly + coddle.
词源 2
From molly + coddle.
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