pamper (verb)

  • 1pamper — ► VERB ▪ indulge (someone) with a great deal of attention and comfort; spoil. ORIGIN originally meaning «cram with food»: probably from Low German or Dutch …

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  • 2pamper — verb Pamper is used with these nouns as the object: ↑child …

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  • 3pamper — verb (T) to look after someone too kindly or very kindly: a pampered cat | Pamper yourself with a long, luxurious bath …

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  • 4pamper — verb a) To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence b) to feed luxuriously Syn: coddle …

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  • 5pamper — verb indulge (someone) with a great deal of attention and comfort; spoil. Origin ME (in the sense cram with food ): prob. of Low Ger. or Du. origin …

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  • 6pamper — verb Trevor s big sister pampered him Syn: spoil, indulge, overindulge, cosset, mollycoddle, coddle, baby, wait on someone hand and foot …

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  • 7pamper — verb Syn: spoil, indulge, overindulge, cosset, mollycoddle, coddle, baby, wait on someone hand and foot …

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  • 8pamper — [[t]pæ̱mpə(r)[/t]] pampers, pampering, pampered VERB If you pamper someone, you make them feel comfortable by doing things for them or giving them expensive or luxurious things, sometimes in a way which has a bad effect on their character. [V n]… …

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  • 9pamper — UK [ˈpæmpə(r)] / US [ˈpæmpər] verb [transitive] Word forms pamper : present tense I/you/we/they pamper he/she/it pampers present participle pampering past tense pampered past participle pampered to look after someone very well, especially by… …

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  • 10pamper — transitive verb (pampered; pampering) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Dutch origin; akin to Dutch dialect pamperen to pamper Date: 14th century 1. archaic to cram with rich food ; glut 2. a. to treat with extreme or excessive care and… …

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