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Coddle
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Meaning
Verb
●
To
treat
gently
or with great care.
●
To
cook
slowly
in
hot water
that is below the
boiling
point.
●
To
exercise
excessive
or
damaging
authority
in an
attempt
to
protect
. To overprotect.
Noun
●
An Irish
dish
comprising
layers
of
roughly
sliced
pork
sausages
and
bacon
rashers
with
sliced
potatoes
and onions.
●
An
effeminate
person.
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Synonyms
Cosset
Simmer
Pamper
Posset
Spoil
Chuckle
Pettle
Pet
Nustle
Indulge
Make Much
Related
Mistreat
Infantilize
Demonize
Vilify
Chastise
Belittle
Patronise
Indoctrinate
Punish
Victimise
Ostracize
Persecute
Placate
Kowtow
Villainize
Patronize
Berate
Scold
Demean
Dehumanize
Idolize
Marginalize
Appease
Admonish
Denigrate
Disparage
Shun
Molest
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Rhymes
Hodl
Model
Coddle
Waddle
Doddle
Toddle
Swaddle
Mollycoddle
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