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Word: Coddle
Speech Type: Verb
late 16th century (in the sense ‘boil (fruit) gently’): origin uncertain; coddle (sense 1) is probably a dialect variant of obsolete caudle ‘administer invalids' gruel’, based on Latin caldum ‘hot drink’, from calidus ‘warm’
ˈkɒdl
treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way
Short Definition:treat someone in indulgent or overprotective way
Examples:- I was coddled and cosseted
cook (an egg) in water below boiling point
Short Definition:cook egg in water below boiling point
Examples:- you may have your eggs scrambled, poached, coddled, or boiled
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