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    [Verb]  | "mol*ly*cod*dle" | \ ˈmä-lē-ˌkä-dᵊl \


    1: to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention


    Origin: 1865 ;

    [Noun]  | "mollycoddle" 


    1: a pampered or effeminate man or boy


    Origin: 1837 ;

     Molly, nickname for Mary;

    [Verb]  | "mollycoddle" 


    1: to treat with great or excessive care;


      * e.g., " ... refused to mollycoddle her malingering son and sent him off to school "





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