mol ‧ ly ‧ cod ‧ dle /ˈmɒliˌkɒdl $ ˈmɑːliˌkɑːdl/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: mollycoddle 'someone treated too kindly' (19-21 centuries) , from Molly a female name + coddle ]
to treat someone too kindly and to protect them too much from anything unpleasant:
He had been mollycoddled as a young boy.