English-Thai Dictionary
mollycoddle
N ผู้ ถูกตาม ใจ จน เคยตัว recreant craven phu-tuk-tam-jai-jon-koi-tua
mollycoddle
VT ตามใจ มาก ไป เอาอกเอาใจ มาก ไป spoil indulge cosset pamper tam-jai-mak-pai
New American Oxford Dictionary
mollycoddle
mol ly cod dle |ˈmälēˌkädl ˈmɑliˌkɑdl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] treat (someone ) very indulgently or protectively. ▶noun an effeminate or ineffectual man or boy; a milksop. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from molly ‘girl or prostitute ’ (see moll ) + coddle .
Oxford Dictionary
mollycoddle
molly |cod ¦dle |ˈmɒlɪkɒd (ə )l | ▶verb [ with obj. ] treat (someone ) in an indulgent or overprotective way. ▶noun an effeminate or ineffectual man or boy. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from molly ‘girl or prostitute ’ (see moll ) + coddle .
American Oxford Thesaurus
mollycoddle
mollycoddle verb his parents mollycoddle him: pamper, cosset, coddle, spoil, indulge, overindulge, pet, baby, nanny, wait on hand and foot. ▶noun the boy's a mollycoddle! See mama's boy.
Oxford Thesaurus
mollycoddle
mollycoddle verb his parents have mollycoddled him since he was a baby: pamper, cosset, coddle, spoil, indulge, overindulge, pet, baby, wait on hand and foot, wrap in cotton wool, spoon-feed, kill with /by kindness, nanny, nursemaid, feather-bed; archaic cocker. ▶noun the boy's a mollycoddle! milksop, namby-pamby, crybaby, baby, coward, weakling, Milquetoast; informal sissy, weed, softie, nancy, nancy boy, pansy, ponce; Brit. informal wet, mummy's boy, chinless wonder, jessie; N. Amer. informal pantywaist, cupcake, pussy; Austral. /NZ informal sook; S. African informal moffie; archaic poltroon.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
mollycoddle
mol ly cod dle /mɑ́likɑ̀d (ə )l |mɔ́likɔ̀d (ə )l /名詞 C 甘やかされた男 ; いくじなし .動詞 他動詞 …を甘やかす .