pamper (verb)

  • 81featherbed — /ˈfɛðəbɛd/ (say fedhuhbed) noun 1. a mattress filled with feathers. 2. luxury; a pampered state generally. –verb (t) (featherbedded, featherbedding) 3. to pamper; shield from hardship. 4. to subsidise. 5. to limit the work done in (a factory,… …

  • 82mollycoddle — /ˈmɒlikɒdl / (say moleekodl) verb (t) (mollycoddled, mollycoddling) to coddle; pamper. {Molly (variant of Mary) + coddle} –mollycoddler, noun …

  • 83wet-nurse — /ˈwɛt nɜs / (say wet ners) verb (t) (wet nursed, wet nursing) 1. to act as wet nurse to. 2. Colloquial to cosset or pamper …

  • 84delt — I. ˈdelt transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Scotland : pamper II. abbreviation Etymology: Latin delineavit he drew …

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  • 85cuiter — /kütˈər/ (Scot) transitive verb 1. To wheedle 2. To indulge, pamper …

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  • 86cock|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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  • 87cod´dler — cod|dle «KOD uhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to treat tenderly; pamper: »The mother coddled her sick child. SYNONYM(S): humor, indulge. 2. to cook gently in hot water without boiling: »to coddle an egg. ╂[variant of caudle gruel] …

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  • 88cod|dle — «KOD uhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to treat tenderly; pamper: »The mother coddled her sick child. SYNONYM(S): humor, indulge. 2. to cook gently in hot water without boiling: »to coddle an egg. ╂[variant of caudle gruel] …

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  • 89cosh´er|er — cosh|er «KOSH uhr», transitive verb. efu>to treat with fondness; pamper. –v.i. to live at the expense of others. ╂[< Irish coisir a feast, entertainment] –cosh´er|er, noun …

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  • 90cosh|er — «KOSH uhr», transitive verb. efu>to treat with fondness; pamper. –v.i. to live at the expense of others. ╂[< Irish coisir a feast, entertainment] –cosh´er|er, noun …

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