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pamper definition

pam·per (pam′pər)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to feed too much; gratify to excess; glut
  2. to be overindulgent with; give in easily to the wishes of; coddle to pamper a child

Etymology: ME pampren < LowG source, akin to Fl pampren in the same sense

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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