cod ‧ dle /ˈkɒdl $ ˈkɑːdl/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to treat someone in a way that is too kind and gentle and that protects them from pain or difficulty SYN mollycoddle :
Don’t coddle the child – he’s fine!
cod ‧ dle /ˈkɒdl $ ˈkɑːdl/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to treat someone in a way that is too kind and gentle and that protects them from pain or difficulty SYN mollycoddle :
Don’t coddle the child – he’s fine!
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012