Coddle
Pronunciation : Cod"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v. t.] [Written also codle.]
Definition : 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling. It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. Dampier.
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper. How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas! Thackeray. He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation. Southey.
t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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