3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coddled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf. {Prov}. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and {Cade}, a. & v. t.] [Written also {codle}.] 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling. [1913 Webster] It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier. [1913 Webster] 2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper. [1913 Webster] How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation. --Southey. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: coddled adj : treated with excessive indulgence; "pampered from earliest childhood, he believed the world had been invented for his entertainment" [syn: {pampered}, {spoiled}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 30 Moby Thesaurus words for "coddled": baked, boiled, braised, broiled, browned, cooked, curried, deviled, fired, fricasseed, fried, grilled, heated, indulged, oven-baked, pampered, pan-broiled, parboiled, poached, roast, roasted, sauteed, scalloped, seared, shirred, spoiled, spoiled rotten, steamed, stewed, toasted
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