coddled in English

verb

1

treat in an indulgent or overprotective way.

I was coddled and cosseted

synonyms: pamper, cosset, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge, overindulge, pander to, baby, mother, wait on hand and foot

2

cook (an egg) in water below the boiling point.

If you don't know how to coddle an egg, here's how: Poke a hole in the bottom with a pin.

verb

• pamper, cosset, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge, overindulge, pander to, baby, mother, wait on hand and foot
• featherbed, cocker, indulge, mollycoddle, baby, spoil, cosset, pamper

Use "coddled" in a sentence

1. She coddled her youngest son madly.

2. The infantry were peasants, coddled, soft and fat.

3. Top synonyms for Cosseted (other words for Cosseted) are pampered, coddled and petted.

4. He knew that I didn't want to be adored or coddled.

5. She was, to him, like one of the saints, the blushing idols she coddled and cooed.

6. In Virginia, in the bosom of her family where her mental state is coddled and cared for.

7. He has always been a problem child, coddled by his father, unsuitable for the throne.

8. Synonyms for Babied include spoiled, spoilt, coddled, cosseted, indulged, pampered, mollycoddled, petted, overindulged and cockered

9. Antonyms for Circumvented include indulged, allowed, gave in, gratified, yielded, enjoyed, satiated, basked in, coddled and gave rein to

10. In the past, recipes called for Coddling fruit, but in recent times the term is usually only applied to coddled eggs

11. Antonyms for Averted include indulged, allowed, gave in, gratified, yielded, enjoyed, satiated, basked in, coddled and gave rein to

12. But, molly-coddled by the government for years, they may not be equipped to stand on their own two feet.

13. So, whether illegal aliens are being “coddled” or “Cuddled”, the undeniable fact is that they are now being treated much better under the current administration than they have ever been in the past

14. Present tense third-person singular of coddle Synonyms & Antonyms of Coddles 1 to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam a hearty, traditional breakfast that included coddled eggs

15. Present participle of coddle Synonyms & Antonyms of Coddling (Entry 2 of 2) 1 to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam a hearty, traditional breakfast that included coddled eggs

16. Officials in New Delhi were justified in reacting acerbically to Western critics of its policy. India needed no ethical lessons from a United States and a Britain that have long coddled military dictators in India’s South Asian neighborhood, notably in Pakistan.