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Definition mollycoddle in American English

mollycoddle verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈmɑliˌkɑd(ə)l/
1

to make someone's life too easy by protecting them too much and doing too much for them

Example

Boys weren't mollycoddled and grew up to think and act independently.

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Definition mollycoddle in American English