🤱coddle

Meaning

to treat someone with excessive care or kindness, often in a way that is overprotective

Example Sentences

Parents should support their children without coddling them.

Synonyms

pamper, spoil, indulge, nurture, overprotect

Antonyms

neglect, mistreat, ignore

Collocations

coddle a child, coddle an employee, coddle too much, overly coddle