Coddle Definition
kŏdl
coddled, coddles, coddling
verb
coddled, coddles, coddling
To cook (esp. eggs in the shell) gently by heating in water not quite at boiling temperature.
Webster's New World
To treat (someone) with more care or concern than is required or regarded as appropriate; be overindulgent toward; cosset; pamper.
Webster's New World
To treat indulgently; baby.
American Heritage
To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect. To overprotect.
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