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mollycoddle

/ˈmɒl.iˌkɒd.əl/

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noun

/ˈmɒl.iˌkɒd.əl/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, обычно мужчину, которого балуют, чрезмерно опекают или считают женоподобным.

A noun referring to a person, typically a man, who is pampered, overly protected, or considered effeminate.

  1. Pampered personC2informal

    A person, especially a man, who is overly pampered, protected, or treated with excessive care, often seen as weak or effeminate.

    ruИзнеженный человек

    • He was such a mollycoddle that he couldn't even make his own bed.
    • The spoiled prince was a classic mollycoddle, unable to handle any hardship.
    • Don't be a mollycoddle; learn to deal with a little discomfort.

    Synonymscrybabymilksopnamby-pambypansysissyweaklingwimp

    Antonymshardystoictough

Forms
  • mollycoddles plural form
  • mollycoddles' possessive plural form
  • mollycoddle's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

/ˈmɒl.iˌkɒd.əl/C2formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий относиться к кому-либо с чрезмерной заботой, вниманием или снисходительностью, часто до степени гиперопеки.

A verb meaning to treat someone with excessive care, attention, or indulgence, often to the point of overprotectiveness.

  1. Pamper excessivelyC1informal

    To treat someone with too much care and attention, often protecting them from any difficulty or discomfort.

    ruЧрезмерно баловать

    • His parents mollycoddled him so much that he never learned to do his own laundry.
    • Stop mollycoddling the interns; they need to learn how to handle pressure.
    • She believes that mollycoddling children prevents them from becoming resilient adults.

    Synonymsbabycoddlecossetindulgeoverindulgepamperspoil

    Antonymsabusedisciplinehardenmistreatneglecttoughen

Forms
  • mollycoddled past participle
  • mollycoddled past simple
  • mollycoddling present participle
  • mollycoddles third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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