From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmollycoddlemol‧ly‧cod‧dle /ˈmɒliˌkɒdl $ ˈmɑːliˌkɑːdl/ verb [transitive] KINDto treat someone too kindly and to protect them too much from anything unpleasant He had been mollycoddled as a young boy.→ See Verb table
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mollycoddle• I have never mollycoddled any of my artists.• I realised I'd been mollycoddled at school.• They must be presented, minded and mollycoddled if necessary so that they concentrate totally on their own performance.• You see, big sisters sometimes mollycoddle little brothers.• Stop mollycoddling those kids - they need to think for themselves.Origin mollycoddle (1800-1900) mollycoddle “someone treated too kindly” ((19-21 centuries)), from Molly a female name + coddle 