ˈpampə(r), ˈpaam- transitive verb
( pampered ; pampered ; pampering -p(ə)riŋ ; pampers )
Etymology: Middle English pamperen, probably of Low German origin; akin to Flemish pamperen to pamper; perhaps akin to Swedish dialect pampen to blow up, Lithuanian bámba navel, Sanskrit bimba ball, sphere; basic meaning: stuffing, inflating
1. archaic : to feed luxuriously : glut
2.
a. : to treat with extreme or excessive care and attention
when cotton is in … their days are spent coddling and pampering it — American Guide Series: Arkansas
b. : to gratify or humor in one's tastes or desires
the job has enabled him to pamper his wanderlust thoroughly — New Yorker
a desire to pamper the … old man in his foibles — T.H.White b. 1915
Synonyms: see indulge