What is another word for mollycoddle?
52 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ m_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_k_ˌɒ_d_əl], [ mˈɒlɪkˌɒdə͡l], [ mˈɒlɪkˌɒdəl]Table of Contents
Similar words for mollycoddle:- cocker (noun)
- cosset (noun)
- featherbed (noun)
- person (noun)
- recreant (noun)
- coddle (verb)
- overindulge (verb)
- pamper (verb)
- spoil (verb)
- spoon-feed (verb)
- other synonyms
- pamper
- poltroon
Definition for Mollycoddle:
Synonyms for Mollycoddle:
n.
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- defend,
- guard,
- shield,
- shelter,
- keep (a) watch,
- safeguard,
- stand up for,
- protect,
- save,
- watch over.
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- treat well.
v.
•coddle (verb)- play to,
- makes much of,
- playing to,
- played up to,
- playing up to,
- plays to,
- makes over,
- plays up to,
- made much of,
- making over,
- played to.
Other synonyms:
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- weakling,
- milquetoast.
Antonyms for Mollycoddle:
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v.
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pamper
ignore.
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pamper
Mollycoddle Sentence Examples:
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I do not want the law to mollycoddle the fool and deprive him of the birthright of an Englishman to make a fool of himself in his own way, but I should like to see the law doing more to stamp out the knave, especially - O, yes, especially - when he is a respectable, pious, well - to - do knave clothed in broad cloth and a well - boiled shirt, tempting the working man to part with his savings in the name of thrift and the preparation for the rainy day.
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I was always a rather anxious and lonely little boy, looking after my father and trying to help my mother, and feeling a bit of a mollycoddle because I had a tutor and did not go to school with the other chaps.
