mollycoddle

• Nom désignant une personne, généralement un homme, qui est choyée, surprotégée ou considérée comme efféminée.

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.

   Personne choyée à l'excès

   • 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.

   Synonymescrybabymilksopnamby-pambypansysissyweaklingwimp

   Antonymeshardystoictough

• Verbe signifiant traiter quelqu'un avec un soin ou une indulgence excessifs, souvent jusqu'à la surprotection.

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.

   Couver excessivement

   • 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.

   Synonymesbabycoddlecossetindulgeoverindulgepamperspoil

   Antonymesabusedisciplinehardenmistreatneglecttoughen