(pamper - person)

  • 61pet — [adj] favorite affectionate, cherished, darling, dear, dearest, endearing, favored, loved, precious, preferred, special; concepts 568,574 Ant. disfavored, hated pet [n] favorite thing, person apple of eye*, beloved, cat, darling, dear, dog,… …

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  • 62cocker — cocker1 [käk′ər] n. 1. COCKER SPANIEL 2. a person who breeds or trains fighting cocks cocker2 [käk′ər] vt. [ME cokeren < ?] to coddle; pamper cocker3 [käk′ər] n. Slang a man, esp. an old one …

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  • 63pet — pet1 [pet] n. [orig. Scot dial., prob. back form. < ME pety, small: see PETTY] 1. an animal that is tamed or domesticated and kept as a companion or treated with fondness 2. a person who is treated with particular affection or indulgence;… …

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  • 64coddler — noun someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence • Syn: ↑pamperer, ↑spoiler, ↑mollycoddler • Derivationally related forms: ↑mollycoddle (for: ↑mollycoddler), ↑coddle, ↑ …

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  • 65mollycoddler — noun someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence • Syn: ↑pamperer, ↑spoiler, ↑coddler • Derivationally related forms: ↑mollycoddle, ↑coddle (for: ↑coddler), ↑ …

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  • 66cock|er — cock|er1 «KOK uhr», noun. 1. = cocker spaniel. (Cf. ↑cocker spaniel) 2. a person who arranges or attends cockfights. ╂[< cock1 (the spaniel was used to hunt woodcock)] cock|er2 «KOK uhr», transitive verb. to indulge; pamper. ╂ …

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  • 67mol´ly|cod´dler — mol|ly|cod|dle «MOL ee KOD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. a person, especially a boy or man, accustomed to being fussed over and pampered; milksop: »You have been bred up as a mollycoddle, Pen, and spoilt by the women (Thackeray). –v.t. to… …

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  • 68mol|ly|cod|dle — «MOL ee KOD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. a person, especially a boy or man, accustomed to being fussed over and pampered; milksop: »You have been bred up as a mollycoddle, Pen, and spoilt by the women (Thackeray). –v.t. to coddle; pamper.… …

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