coddler

cod·dle

C0450600 (kŏd′l)tr.v. cod·dled, cod·dling, cod·dles 1. To cook in water just below the boiling point: coddle eggs.2. To treat indulgently; baby. See Synonyms at pamper.

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[Possibly alteration of caudle.]

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cod′dler n.

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coddler - someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgencemollycoddler, pamperer, spoilerindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"