Define the word Coddled"Coddled" gcide "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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"coddled" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
coddled
adj : treated with excessive indulgence; "pampered from earliest
childhood, he believed the world had been invented for
his entertainment" [syn: pampered, spoiled]
"coddled" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "coddled":
baked, boiled, braised, broiled, browned, cooked, curried, deviled,
fired, fricasseed, fried, grilled, heated, indulged, oven-baked,
pampered, pan-broiled, parboiled, poached, roast, roasted, sauteed,
scalloped, seared, shirred, spoiled, spoiled rotten, steamed,
stewed, toasted
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