pamper (verb)

  • 31mollycoddle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. milksop, sissy, pantywaist (sl.). See cowardice. v. t. pamper, coddle, spoil. See leniency. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. recreant, craven, milquetoast, weakling; see coward . v. Syn. pamper, coddle, spoil …

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  • 32baby — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. infant, babe, child, tot, kid (inf.); nursling, suckling; off spring. See youth. v. t. pamper. See leniency. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Infantile] Syn. youthful, babyish, juvenile; see childish 1 . 2 …

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  • 33pam´per|er — pam|per «PAM puhr», transitive verb. 1. to indulge too much; allow too many privileges to: »to pamper a child, to pamper a sick person, to pamper one s appetite. SYNONYM(S): spoil, humor. 2. Obsolete. to cram or glut with food, especially rich… …

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  • 34pam|per — «PAM puhr», transitive verb. 1. to indulge too much; allow too many privileges to: »to pamper a child, to pamper a sick person, to pamper one s appetite. SYNONYM(S): spoil, humor. 2. Obsolete. to cram or glut with food, especially rich food; feed …

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  • 35Pet. — abbr. Peter (New Testament). * * * Peter. * * * Pet. (Bible) abbrev (the Letters of) Peter * * * pet1 «peht», noun, adjective, verb, pet|ted, pet|ting. –n. 1. any …

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  • 36pet. — abbr. Peter (New Testament). * * * petroleum. * * * Pet. (Bible) abbrev (the Letters of) Peter * * * pet1 «peht», noun, adjective, verb, pet|ted, pet|ting. –n. 1 …

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  • 37posset — 1. noun A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, as by wine, etc. 2. verb To treat with possets; to pamper Syn: coddle, cosset, pamper …

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  • 38cater — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. purvey (See provision); indulge, humor. See pleasure. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. provide food, purvey, provision, victual; see feed , provide 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. provide furnish,… …

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  • 39humor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disposition, mood, tem per; caprice, drollery, wit; fun; jest; choler, melancholy, depression, anger; facetiousness. See feeling. v. t. indulge, favor, oblige, gratify. See permission, tendency,… …

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  • 40spoil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. damage, ruin, impair; overindulge, humor; despoil, plunder, sack, pillage, rob; decay, putrefy, rot, mold, ferment. See deterioration. n. plunder, loot, booty, spoliation. See acquisition. II (Roget s …

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