MOLLYCODDLE

Meaning of MOLLYCODDLE in English

■ verb treat indulgently or overprotectively.

■ noun an effeminate man or boy.

Origin

C19: from molly 'girl' (see moll ) + coddle .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MOLLYCODDLE — I. noun Etymology: Molly, nickname for Mary Date: 1833 a pampered or effeminate man or boy, II. transitive verb (-coddled; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOLLYCODDLE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: molly (I) + coddle 1. : a pampered darling : a spineless weakling his mother might …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — — mollycoddler , n. /mol"ee kod'l/ , n. , v. , mollycoddled, mollycoddling . n. 1. a man or boy …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — v. spoil, pamper
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOLLYCODDLE — n. boy or man that is used to being spoiled or pampered
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOLLYCODDLE — I. ˈmä-lē-ˌkä-d ə l noun Etymology: Molly, nickname for Mary Date: 1833 : a pampered or effeminate man or boy …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOLLYCODDLE — [mol.ly.cod.dle] n [Molly, nickname for Mary] (1833): a pampered or effeminate man or boy [2]mollycoddle vt -cod.dled ; -cod.dling (1864): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOLLYCODDLE — mollycoddl|e BrE AmE ˈmɒl i ˌkɒd ə l AmE \ ˈmɑːl i ˌkɑːd ə l ▷ mollycoddl|ed d ▷ mollycoddl|es …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — / ˈmɒlikɒdl; NAmE ˈmɑːl-/ verb [ vn ] ( disapproving , becoming old-fashioned ) to protect sb too much and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — mol ‧ ly ‧ cod ‧ dle /ˈmɒliˌkɒdl $ ˈmɑːliˌkɑːdl/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: mollycoddle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOLLYCODDLE — v. & n. --v.tr. coddle, pamper. --n. an effeminate man or boy; a milksop. [formed as MOLL + CODDLE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOLLYCODDLE — v. & n. v.tr. coddle, pamper. n. an effeminate man or boy; a milksop. [ formed as MOLL + CODDLE …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — v. & n. --v.tr. coddle, pamper. --n. an effeminate man or boy; a milksop. Etymology: formed as MOLL + CODDLE
Oxford English vocab
MOLLYCODDLE — ( mollycoddles, mollycoddling, mollycoddled) If you accuse someone of mollycoddling someone else, you are critical of them for doing too …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — (~s, mollycoddling, ~d) If you accuse someone of mollycoddling someone else, you are critical of them for doing too many …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MOLLYCODDLE — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Stop mollycoddling those kids - they need to think for themselves. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOLLYCODDLE — [verb] [T] [informal] [usually disapproving] - to give (someone) too much care or protectionYou're not helping the children by mollycoddling …
Cambridge English vocab
MOLLYCODDLE — Synonyms and related words : Lord Fauntleroy, Milquetoast, Percy, baby, bay, big baby, cater to, chicken, cocker, coddle, cosset, cream …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOLLYCODDLE — n. Function: verb Synonyms: BABY , cater (to), cocker, coddle, cosset, humor, indulge, ||much, pamper, spoil Antonyms: neglect; abuse
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MOLLYCODDLE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: WEAKLING , baby, doormat, invertebrate, jellyfish, milksop, Milquetoast, ||molly, pantywaist, sissy Related Words: ||mollycot
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MOLLYCODDLE — I. noun Synonyms: weakling , baby, doormat, invertebrate, jellyfish, milksop, Milquetoast, ||molly, pantywaist, sissy Related Word: ||mollycot II. verb Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOLLYCODDLE — n. 25B6; verb his parents mollycoddle him : PAMPER, cosset, coddle, spoil, indulge, overindulge, pet, baby, nanny, nursemaid, wait on …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOLLYCODDLE — гл. баловать, изнеживать Syn : baby, coddle, humour, indulge, pamper, spoil, render delicate, render effeminate Ant : deny, discipline, neglect, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOLLYCODDLE — Неженка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOLLYCODDLE — mollycoddle.ogg 1. ʹmɒlı͵kɒdl n 1. неженка 2. разг. «баба» ( о мужчине ) 2. ʹmɒlı͵kɒdl v нежить, баловать he likes …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOLLYCODDLE — изнеживать неженка
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOLLYCODDLE — (v) баловать
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — (n) неженка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — (0) нежить
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — 1. [ʹmɒlı͵kɒdl] n 1. неженка 2. разг. «баба» ( о мужчине ) 2. [ʹmɒlı͵kɒdl] v нежить, баловать he likes to …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MOLLYCODDLE — Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: -cod · dled ; -cod · dling \ - ˌ käd-li ŋ , - ˌ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — n. Pronunciation: ' mä-l ē - ˌ kä-d ə l Function: noun Etymology: Molly, nickname for Mary Date: 1833 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — 1. ʹmɒlı͵kɒdl n 1. неженка 2. разг. «баба» ( о мужчине ) 2. ʹmɒlı͵kɒdl v нежить, баловать he likes to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOLLYCODDLE — v. изнеживать, баловать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOLLYCODDLE — n. неженка, баба (о мужчине), тряпка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOLLYCODDLE — v. изнеживать, баловать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOLLYCODDLE — n. неженка, баба (о мужчине), тряпка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOLLYCODDLE — гл. баловать, изнеживать Syn: baby , coddle , humour , indulge , pamper , spoil , render delicate , render …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOLLYCODDLE — гл. баловать, изнеживать Syn: baby, coddle, humour, indulge, pamper, spoil, render delicate, render effeminate Ant: deny, discipline, neglect, withhold
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOLLYCODDLE — неженка
English-Russian Online Dictionary
MOLLYCODDLE — гл. баловать, изнеживать Syn : baby, coddle, humour, indulge, pamper, spoil, render delicate, render effeminate Ant : deny, discipline, neglect, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOLLYCODDLE — изнеживать неженка
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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