verb
- to treat someone with excessive care or kindness, especially in a way that protects them from difficulty or hardship
- to cook something gently in water that is just below boiling point
Usage: culinary
Examples
- Don’t coddle your children or they won’t learn to be independent.
- His parents coddled him throughout his childhood.
- The coach refused to coddle the players during training.
- She coddled the eggs in barely simmering water.
- You can coddle the fish fillets for a delicate texture.
- Stop coddling me – I can handle this myself.