coddler
1coddler — coddle ► VERB 1) treat in an indulgent or overprotective way. 2) cook (an egg) in water below boiling point. DERIVATIVES coddler noun. ORIGIN origin uncertain; sense 1 is probably a variant of obsolete caudle administer invalids gruel …
2coddler — noun see coddle …
3coddler — See coddle. * * * …
4coddler — noun One who coddles (treats with excess care) …
5coddler — n. one who pampers; one who prepares food slowly in hot water …
6coddler — noun someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence • Syn: ↑pamperer, ↑spoiler, ↑mollycoddler • Derivationally related forms: ↑mollycoddle (for: ↑mollycoddler), ↑coddle, ↑ …
7Egg Coddler — Coddled Egg angerichtet Ein Egg Coddler …
8egg coddler — /ˈɛg kɒdlə/ (say eg kodluh) noun a closed container, usually egg shaped, in which an egg may be coddled …
9molly-coddler — …
10coddle — coddler, n. /kod l/, v.t., coddled, coddling. 1. to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper: to coddle children when they re sick. 2. to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) in water that is just below the boiling point; cook gently. [1590 1600;… …
