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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
coddle
    v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
         the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn:
         pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby,
         coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]
    2: cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
   (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
   Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
   t.] [Written also codle.]
   1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
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            It [the guava fruit] may be coddled.  --Dampier.
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   2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
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            How many of our English princes have been coddled at
            home by their fond papas and mammas!  --Thackeray.
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            He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
                                                  --Southey.
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Thesaurus Results for coddle:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
baby, bake, barbecue, baste, bay, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil, brown, care for, caress, cater to, cherish, cocker, cook, cosset, cotton, cradle, cultivate, curry, dandle, devil, do, do to perfection, dry-nurse, favor, feed, fire, fondle, foster, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, give way to, gratify, griddle, grill, heat, humor, indulge, lavish care on, mollycoddle, mother, much, nourish, nurse, nurture, oblige, oven-bake, pamper, pan, pan-broil, parboil, pat, pet, please, poach, prepare, prepare food, roast, satisfy, saute, scallop, sear, shirr, simmer, spoil, spoon-feed, steam, stew, stir-fry, suckle, sustain, toast, wet-nurse, yield to
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