coddle
pronunciation
How to pronounce coddle in British English:
UK [ˈkɒdl]
How to pronounce coddle in American English:
US [ˈkɑːdl]
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- Verb:
- treat with excessive indulgence
- cook in nearly boiling water
Word Origin
- coddle (v.)
- c. 1600, "boil gently," probably from caudle "warm drink for invalids" (c. 1300), from Anglo-French caudel (c. 1300), ultimately from Latin calidium "warm drink, warm wine and water," neuter of calidus "hot," from calere "be warm" (see calorie). Verb meaning "treat tenderly" first recorded 1815 (in Jane Austen's "Emma"). Related: Coddled; coddling.
Example
- 1. Too many of us parents coddle our kids , keeping them on a leash , making them rely on our presence for happiness .
- 2. If compared to coddle even then , and we have to see where they dangerous ?
- 3. " The selection sends a message to the chinese authorities and the developers they coddle : ' respect , don 't erase the past ' , " the architectural review magazine said in an article last month .
- 4. Like to spend , it is necessary for her watering , fertilization ; like to spend , it is necessary to good heart care , but it is not to coddle ; like flowers , not the total her , let her self-confidence to face the sun .
- 5. One child in a family , easy to put in family life is not the appropriate place , to coddle spoiled , specialization , resulting in child behavior problems appeared more like , finicky , capricious , arrogant , du zhanyu strong and living poor self-care and so on .