coddle

Meanings

Plural: coddles

Verb

treat with excessive indulgence
- "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
cook in nearly boiling water
- "coddle eggs"
To treat gently or with great care.
To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.
To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect. To overprotect.

Noun

An Irish dish comprising layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and bacon rashers with sliced potatoes and onions.
An effeminate person.

Origin / Etymology

Probably from caudle. Compare British dialect caddle (“to coax, spoil, fondle”) and cade.

Synonyms

baby, cocker, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, posset, simmer, spoil

Scrabble Score: 10

coddle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
coddle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coddle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

coddle is a valid Words With Friends word