CODDLE


Meaning of CODDLE in English

■ verb

1》 treat in an indulgent or overprotective way.

2》 cook (an egg) in water below boiling point.

Derivatives

~r noun

Origin

C16: origin uncertain; sense 1 is prob. a dialect var. of obs. caudle 'administer invalids' gruel'.

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