pampered
pronunciation
How to pronounce pampered in British English:
UK ['pæmpəd]
How to pronounce pampered in American English:
US ['pæmpɚd]
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- Adjective:
- treated with excessive indulgence
Word Origin
- pampered (adj.)
- 1520s, "over-fed," past participle adjective from pamper. Meaning "spoiled by luxury" is from 1690s.
Example
- 1. Few europeans despise their pampered politicians as much as italians do .
- 2. In this respect , powerless consumers in china should be thankful for pampered pets in the west .
- 3. However pampered generation y may have been , switching jobs and reconsidering careers are second nature to them .
- 4. Few know how to cook or do housework-especially if they are the pampered offspring of the one-child families encouraged by china 's population controllers .
- 5. Mr tusk wants to rejig the wasteful child-benefit system . And he plans to trim the huge tax perks enjoyed by such pampered groups as peasant farmers , priests , policemen and journalists .